Month: March 2012

Meeting the Holy Father and IEC 2012

On Wednesday 14th March 2012, I had the wonderful privilege of meeting the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI when I had the fantastic opportunity of accompanying a delegation from the International Eucharistic Congress, consisting of the Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin, the Secretary General of IEC2012 Fr Kevin…

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Life at ESM Rome and celebrating my birthday

Our latest field trip in Rome was to Trastevere where we visited a number of Churches including the Church of San Francesco a Ripa – the main residence where Saint Francis when he visited Rome when he was in Rome seeking approval for his rule…

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Praying to the Sacred Heart of Jesus at Paray-le-Monial

We spent a very enjoyable week in Paray-le-Monial in France from February 22nd -29th. The weather was somewhat cooler than the warm spring temperatures of Rome but we were more than happy to exchange the busy city life for the…

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Centro San Lorenzo and the World Youth Day Cross

The Centro San Lorenzo (International Youth Centre) at the Vatican recently celebrated its 29th Anniversary. This is the centre located just outside St. Peter’s Square which welcomes young people from all over the world when they are in Rome either studying, working…

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