Reflections from Rome

May 11 2012 : Easter Break, Part 4: The Other Eternal City

The second week of break was a fascinating and adventurous one, spent in Istanbul, Turkey.  I learned a great many things here: the categories into which they fall are three.   1. Byzantium The reason I wanted to go to Istanbul goes back to a conversation with my friend Michael over Christmas break.  We discussed [...]

May 5 2012 : Easter Break, Part 3: What’s at the Center

The celebration of the Lord’s passion, death, and resurrection are the culmination of the liturgical year.  This is appropriate, as the events they commemorate are the center, focus, and turning point of all human history.  On a smaller scale, I knew these three days would be the center, in many ways, of my semester abroad, [...]