Thoughts for a city in mourning:  Images from the past several years of having the pleasure to be in Paris de temps en temps.

Mass on Pentecost Sunday at the Pantheon ends with a shower of red rose petals fluttering down from the oculus, the open “eye” in the center of the massive dome, thrown by the basketful by intrepid firemen hanging from ropes.  Seating for Mass is by reservation only and a huge Read More

Is there a theme here?  Rome — Corporate headquarters for Christianity Inc., RC.   All things WILL pass.  Whatever you are doing here — eating succulent lamb chops, poking through tiny, jewel-like shops, admiring the ochre and pink buildings, being wowed by marble choreography, deciphering frescoes, trying to figure out Read More