St Mary of the Expressive Religious Art
A few nights ago I was introduced to an elderly woman who is writing the history of her parish, Santa Maria Maggiore in Assisi. I feel bad for some of […]
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On visiting Santa Chiara
My mother chose Clare as her confirmation name because she was born in a Franciscan hospital the day after Clare’s feast, and the sisters there at the time made a
Three sounds of Assisi
We went out for a passeggiata after our first dinner in Assisi, slowly mounting the steps of the perfectly preserved town, out bodies aching from the luggage we’d hoisted across
Seven things I’m looking forward to in Italy
Since I leave for Italy in four days, it’s hard to think about much else (even though there seem to be a hundred other things that need my attention). I
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Learning a new language
In just over a month I will fly to Rome and stay in Italy for almost three weeks. It has been five years since the last time I traveled to