What a life! And it is mine, as a Priest of Jesus Christ!

A random post indeed, but it's something that's been on my mind since late August when I got back from my summer apostolate in Kolkata, India. Over my first school year in Rome, there were lots of Bengali immigrants who make a living selling things around the city. If it's raining, they're there with umbrellas and ponchos (even right outside the University!). If it's hot--they've got cold water! Windy--scarfs to prevent cervicale  ( Happens when one gets "hit by the wind" on the back of their neck )--whatever the occasion, they are there trying to sell their product. In late summer though, I noticed that they were now pushing a new product. The brought to the streets of Rome: The Selfie-Stick! Most people might think this is a "wonderful product", "a genus idea!" or "a brilliant invention"...and maybe they are right, I mean, after all, the product allows one to be in a picture they take, or take a picture with anot...

Before I get called out, I know...I'm due for an update!! Happy belated Thanksgiving! Hard to believe that today is the 1st of December, (Happy 30th birthday to my cousin Joe!)and in a few short weeks we will celebrate Christmas! Thanksgiving here at the College was very nice. There have been many traditions that developed at the NAC that make for a great Thanksgiving weekend. The College understands that this time of the year is hard to be away from family and friends in the States, so they host a whole slew of activities to try to keep us busy and not thinking about not being away. The first "traditional" is that the Rector of the NAC permits us to miss classes that day (Thanksgiving isn't an Italian holiday, as you probably know) On Thanksgiving day itself, a group of 100+ seminarians, faculty, classmates from the universities and college students from apostolate groups begin Thanksgiving at 6 am with this years 5th annual (optional) 5K Turkey Trot a...