If you're reading this in the US right now, you might be wondering what the heck I'm... Read more →

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In my family we've always done advent wreaths, lighting a candle each of the four Sundays... Read more →

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Before I had left LA, one of my Roman friends had told me about a keyhole on Colle... Read more →

I didn't know much about Bologna before I decided to go there.  I didn't know it's... Read more →

Many people know the story of St. Francis of Assisi. He was the son of somewhat... Read more →

When I was in Florence last year I joined hundreds of tourists in the square who were... Read more →

I was talking to someone in Bologna via Skype the other day, practicing my Italian, when... Read more →