by Kate | Aug 20, 2022 | Rome
Our Sunday in Rome. By now, I was beginning to get used to walking miles each day. We decided on Saint Mary Major Basilica for an early Mass to avoid walking in the heat. Before I go any further in our story, I have to tell you about Mountain Butorac. He owns the...
by Kate | Jul 31, 2022 | Rome
Saint Paul Outside the Walls Seeing St. Paul Outside the Walls was something I’d been looking forward to for years. When my father returned from Rome with Julia, Brian, and Nate, this was the place he spoke of over and over. Seeing the chains of St. Paul in...
by Kate | Jul 25, 2022 | Rome
I kept a journal while we were in Rome. My intention was to write in the journal every night. I wanted to capture the little details of each day. When I looked at Day 3, I just laughed. There was no details, just three lines of text: Vatican Museum Sistine Chapel...
by Kate | Jul 18, 2022 | Rome
We walked to St. Peter’s Basilica. In 2015, Julia and Nate were invited to sing for Pope Francis on New Year’s Day as a member of Pueri Cantores at St. Bernard’s of Clairvaux in Scottsdale. Brian, Julia, Nate, his parents, my father, and my brother...
by Kate | Jul 14, 2022 | Rome
I wasn’t able to sleep on the plane. I’ve always been able to sleep on flights. Years ago, I traveled from Phoenix to Baltimore very often. I’d read a book for two hours and sleep for three hours. I’d arrive refreshed and ready to see everyone!...
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