Notes on Our Journey
SUBIACO
We were privileged to visit the birthplace of western monasticism in the company of a good guide, a Benedictine of St. John's Abbey on loan to the Monastery of St. Scholastica: Fr. Franciso Schulte. Check out the photo of our group gathered in the monastery courtyard around the statue of our patron, St. Scholastica.
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FLORENCE
Here's a good read for the art and architecture crowd: Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture, by Ross King (Penguin Books, 2000). This is the story of the construction of the world's largest dome over the Cathedral Church in Florence. It's a great story and an excellent book.
MODELING WHAT WE READ
Our dinner table reveals that students may have already read King's book. Like the Florentines, our students seem to have "placed great faith in the wholesome properties of wine. Drunk in moderation, it was said to improve the blood, hasten digestion, calm the intellect, enliven the spirit, and expel wind" (page 52).
A DEPORTMENT REPORT
Ours is an extraordinary group. They are intrepid pilgrims with adventuresome spirits and are excellent ambassadors for CSS abroad. Not only that, it is great fun to travel in their good company.
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We were privileged to visit the birthplace of western monasticism in the company of a good guide, a Benedictine of St. John's Abbey on loan to the Monastery of St. Scholastica: Fr. Franciso Schulte. Check out the photo of our group gathered in the monastery courtyard around the statue of our patron, St. Scholastica.
,+Florence+FL.jpg)
FLORENCEHere's a good read for the art and architecture crowd: Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture, by Ross King (Penguin Books, 2000). This is the story of the construction of the world's largest dome over the Cathedral Church in Florence. It's a great story and an excellent book.
MODELING WHAT WE READ
Our dinner table reveals that students may have already read King's book. Like the Florentines, our students seem to have "placed great faith in the wholesome properties of wine. Drunk in moderation, it was said to improve the blood, hasten digestion, calm the intellect, enliven the spirit, and expel wind" (page 52).
A DEPORTMENT REPORT
Ours is an extraordinary group. They are intrepid pilgrims with adventuresome spirits and are excellent ambassadors for CSS abroad. Not only that, it is great fun to travel in their good company.
fr wcg
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