A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Surprisingly early this morning, Joseph split this pile of wood, both for fun and fuel, as the nights are quickly...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Today I happened to see "the" chair that began it all at the high altar at St Peter's Basilica-- t he chair that...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Halloween may have been our final al fresco feast of the season, and it was very festive indeed. Before the season...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Today is the traditional day of the year to visit cemeteries and pray for the souls of the faithful departed. The...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: There I was, following my saint-in-the-making friend Ashley to the noon Mass on All Saints Day at St. Peter's...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: All good things must come to an end, and so today we must bid farewell to the month of October , a cherished time...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: It's the eve of the eve of All Hallow's today, and so time for a costume rehearsal for our pint size pirate. It's...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Today we trod upon some rather important tombs, or at least the flooring above them, in the church of Santa Maria...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: In keeping with my birthday resolutions, I headed out to the park for a walk as early as possible this morning and...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: The annual olive harvest today at Villa Serenella, the Maronite monastery where we once lived with our students,...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: " Good Children and Bad Children " by Robert Louis Stevenson Children, you are very little, And your bones are...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Today's Carpe Diem birthday snapshot was made possible by my dear friends John and Ashley Noronha, hosts...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: This morning Pope Francis issued a new Encyclical, Dilexit Nos , on the Human and Divine Love of the Heart of...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: One never knows what each new day will bring, or what new lesson one will learn for the first time. This photo...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: This scene, captured this morning while dropping Cordelia off at school, was made possible by today's saint, whose...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Last night, a "timeless moment" occurred in the Basilica of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere when ordinary, everyday...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: The bells and choir of the Basilica of St. Peter called to me today and I decided to "Carpe Diem", hike down the...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Tonight, we celebrate "Kirk Night" by raising a toast, eating a rich dessert, and sharing a ghost story by Russell...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: With the synod wrapping up , Bishop Barron was able to escape the daily grind at the Vatican to deliver a lecture...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Tanti Auguri, Giuseppe! Liturgical: Readings for the Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr In...