‘Anticipation’, ‘Elation’, ‘Eternity’ and ‘Acceptance of the Inevitable’ may or may not be obvious in viewing the following photos from one month’s travel across the north of Italy – but a story will come. The photo albums are uploaded. Now, I have the job of organising. And then writing. Milano – Expo 2015 Bellagio
Buongiorno Michael, I hope this email finds you well. It is with great pleasure that I inform you that you are the September Palazzo del Vice Re photo contest winner! This month’s theme was “Architecture” and we believe you did the perfect job at capturing the architecture of not only the Palazzo, but also the …
The 1,000 years-old Sacra di San Michele sits atop a mountain outside Turin – once a Benedictine Abbey, but after centuries of neglect, in 1836, Pope Gregory XVI appointed the Rosminian Fathers administrators of the Sacra, and they are still responsible today. The Sacra is the symbol of the whole Piemonte region where we have …
Dear Cardinale, dear friend, youngest of eight, and one of six siblings to enter religious life. Surely blessed, and now enjoying the eternal reward that all people of faith strive for. God rest your soul. REQUIESCANT IN PACE + Larger than life and with so many memories; many forged in your latter years living …
It is I who is persevering and being pilloried in Piemonte, Italy. Two of my traveling companions have no stomach for the Piedmontese cuisine that is to my liking. For them, reviewing a menu has become a simple process of elimination rather then what excitement lies ahead for me as I read. One won’t …