Via Francigena - Day 2
Today felt like it was the real start of the treak, a night on the road and out of Rome. An early morning start at six o'clock and I was...
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SEMINARIAN IN ROME
adunsy
- Jun 24, 2023
- 2 min
Via Francigena - day 1
Summer break is here and it is time to get out Rome again. The weather is heating up and the tourists are arriving on mass. I have...
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adunsy
- Jun 11, 2023
- 2 min
Corpus Christi
This year we were fortunate enough to be able to celebrate Corpus Christi at Orvieto, due to a later Easter and our exams being finished....
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adunsy
- Jun 11, 2023
- 2 min
The Rector's Gita
Exams have finished and it brings end the academic year and my first year in seminary. Now was a bit of time to relax and enjoy ourselves...
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adunsy
- Apr 17, 2023
- 4 min
Seminarian in France- Day 6
Today we arrived in the small village of Ars in the mid south of France, as many would know it was the home of St John Vianney, or the...
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adunsy
- Apr 16, 2023
- 3 min
Seminarian in France- Day 5
Today is our last day in Normandy, and it was time to head to Liseux, and most people will associate that town with the St. Therese of...
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adunsy
- Apr 14, 2023
- 2 min
Seminarian in France- Day 4
The Beach. A bit of change of sceanery and pace, today we headed toward the west coast and in what is probably the most famous shoreline...
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adunsy
- Apr 13, 2023
- 3 min
Seminarian in France- Day 3
Today we ventured to the small island of St Michael or in French Mont San Michel. It is probably one of the most iconic images of France...
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adunsy
- Apr 12, 2023
- 2 min
Seminarian in France- Day 2
Our accomodation a B & B in the middle of the country side, a recently renevated 400 year old farm house where we will be based for the...
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adunsy
- Apr 11, 2023
- 2 min
Seminarian in France. Day 1-Monday
Easter break is here, and it is time to get out and explore some more, I was looking to do some more discovery of Italy but, I was...
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adunsy
- Apr 10, 2023
- 2 min
Easter Mass
Sunday morning I was fortunate enough to be able to celebrate mass at St Peter's with the Pope. The Beda seminary was invited to...
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adunsy
- Apr 8, 2023
- 1 min
Stations of the Cross
On Friday evening we headed out to the Colosseum for the stations of the cross, usually the Pope attends but decided against it because...
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adunsy
- Apr 7, 2023
- 5 min
Seven Churches Walk
During Lent it has been a tradition at the Beda college to partake in a walk around Rome on the Wednesday of Holy Week. It is based on a...
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adunsy
- Mar 29, 2023
- 3 min
Subiaco
To most of us the name Subiaco may be more synonymous to an old AFL ground in Perth, but the origin of it comes from Italy and it is the...
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adunsy
- Mar 10, 2023
- 1 min
Angelus
Last Sunday we had the opertunity to sign out for Sunday lunch to go see the Pope give the angelus. It was a lovely sunny day and being...
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adunsy
- Mar 7, 2023
- 3 min
Trinita dei Monti
Trinity Church of the Mountain. On one of my Thursdays off I was invited out to the Trinity Church on the Mount by a fellow seminarian....
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adunsy
- Mar 2, 2023
- 3 min
Stations Mass
During lent there has been a tradition going back to the early church days in Rome to the 4 and 5 hundreds, to celebrate Mass at...
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adunsy
- Jan 22, 2023
- 2 min
St Agnes Lambs
Saturday 21st saw the feast of St Agnes, and at the Basilica St Agnes Outside the Walls which is North of the city in Rome. During the...
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adunsy
- Jan 15, 2023
- 2 min
Cardinal Pell
Two weeks and two funeral masses for two giants of the Church. Last week was Pope Emeritus Benedict, this week was Cardinal Pell....
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