I have actually seen the Pantheon before….but drawing it makes me feel like I’m in Architecture School again!
Rome Day Nine
September 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Feast Day Fun: the Archangels
September 28, 2014 by 1 Comment
Feast Day Crafts and Activities
Excerpts from A Treasure Chest of Traditions for Catholic Families , various posts at Equipping Catholic Families and our Saint Scripts Craft Kits (Series ONE and TWO).
The three Archangels are St Michael, St Gabriel and St Raphael.
Rome Day Seven: our new Pope Francis Prayer Card!
September 28, 2014 by 5 Comments
Today, we will go to Mass at St Peter’s Basilica and stay to pray the Angelus with Pope Francis at noon! We are also planning on attending the Papal Audience on Wednesday (the Feast of St Therese!). One way or another…I will have our own Equipping Catholic Families Pope Francis Prayer Cards with me, to receive a general blessing from Pope Francis!
Rome Day Six
September 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Off to Assisi!
We prayed at the tomb of St Francis today…and then we prayed at the tomb of St Clare and saw relics from both awesome Saints! What a great day!
Rome Day Three: Pope Francis
September 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Today…we learned that things change on a pilgrimage….and that can be pretty great too! Last night, I learned that a few members of our group had special tickets for the General Audience and they invited me to come with them!
Rome Day Two: Feast of St Padre Pio
September 23, 2014 by 2 Comments
Buon giorno!
I’m in Rome!
I can’t believe it! I’m here! We had a great trip through Philadelphia to Rome. We settled in at the Pallotine Sisters’ GuestHouse and gathered all together for Mass celebrated by Fr Scott McCaig. We did a quick little orientation…walking the 7 minutes to St Peter’s…and grabbing lunch on the way! Mike and Sue pointed out some key places we’ll likely return to and both Mike and Fr Scott told us some great pope stories on location!
Feast Day Fun St Padre Pio
September 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Feast Day Crafts and Activities
Excerpts from A Treasure Chest of Traditions for Catholic Families , various posts at Equipping Catholic Families and our Saint Scripts Craft Kits (Series ONE and TWO).
St Padre Pio is an amazing saint, with his stigmata, dedication to hearing confessions, ecstasy and conversations with Jesus and Mary. His biggest influence on us has been his relationship with his Guardian Angel, a friend he conversed with throughout his entire life…and his confidence in all of our Guardian Angels, to pass along messages and nudge us to do what’s right.
Rome Day One: On our Way!
September 22, 2014 by 6 Comments
I’m off to ROME today! I’ve been a little busy going through Customs, traversing through airports and trying to meet up with the rest of my Pilgrimage group, but this is how I
Prep for a Pilgrimage
7QT: A Playlist for a Pilgrimage
September 19, 2014 by 1 Comment
Only a couple more days before I jump on a plane to Rome! I know! I can’t believe it!
As hard as it is to believe I’m going to be walking around Rome NEXT WEEK…I’m also coming to grips with being away from my whole family for 12 days! I’ll be traveling with an extended-family-sized group of pilgrims, but I’m pretty sure that no one will be asking me to take them to the bathroom or cut their dinner into bite-sized pieces.
