Monthly Archives: May 2018
Memory, Martyrs and Mission
Rome may be full of enduring Christian relics, many of them well known and repeatedly visited by pilgrims, but the temporary exhibition currently on show in the crypt of the Venerable English College is a little publicized gem, well worth visiting if only for a reminder of the enduring and rich legacy of English Catholicism and the part played by Jesuits in its defense. But hurry, it send on May 11th, after a short run of less than a month.. Entitled ‘Memory, Martyrs, and Mission’, exhibits included a first …
Sweet Lemon Grove, Sicily
La Casa di Melo, where we stayed for two nights, was one of several highlights of our Sicilian holiday, along with our visits to Mount Etna, and The Godfather excursions to medieval mountain villages. It is a beautifully renovated family-owned farm house which year round welcomes guests as a bio-hotel, run with great charm by its current owners, a youthful married couple called Lorenzo and Chiara. The hotel retains a distinctive traditional air, with antique furniture from Chiara’s original family home, dispersed liberally along corridors and rooms, and a wine …
