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Photos of Our Trip to Italy - Rome!

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Rome was amazing. It was the first place we went to. We were struck with the ancient history of the city and loved seeing the old ruins: the Roman Forum, the Circus Maximus and so on. The Roman Empire did some amazing things during its years of glory. But then to see the Coliseum makes you also realize how barbaric the empire was. When I went to see it I could only stand and try in some small way to grasp how the fights between gladiators to the death could have been, as well as how the multitudes of gracious, loving, faithful Christians had died there.

But Rome of course has moved on from those days, and in the midst of the ruins is a huge metropolis buzzing with people including most who, rather than live in the past, want to discover what life is all about. The fountains, the restaurants, the views of the city were all fabulous.

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The day we spent at the Vatican, including St. Peter's Cathedral, the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel, was interesting. The wall and ceiling paintings done by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel were of course amazing. All of his art that I saw while in Italy impacted me.

It just so happened that the Pope was in the Vatican the day we planned to visit it, so we saw him and stayed to listen to a bit of his message. Much of the Vatican buildings were constructed from marble and other things taken from the ancient Roman structures such as the Roman forum and the Pantheon. At first I was disappointed that the incredible Roman buildings were destroyed in this way, but then began to realize that the Roman civilization was conquered, and I guess it was only fair that the spoils should go to another empire. Such is the fleeting glory of man! The Vatican museum contains a huge amount of priceless art. The apostle Peter once spoke to a lame man and said to him, "Silver and gold have I none, but such as I have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk." And the man did! The Catholic Church cannot say today, "Silver and gold have I none..." May God's Kingdom come through men and women full of the faith and life that Peter had.

 

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