In October of 2007 I spent ten days in Assisi and Rome as part of a small (ten people) group of people from my work (a local University) and a larger group (about thirty people) of other Americans. All of us, forty total, were associated with Franciscan institutions, and this pilgrimage was designed to deepen our understanding of Franciscan thought and culture.
I applied for the pilgrimage a full year before I left. Our group met every now and then, while preparing for the trip, but nothing could prepare me for ten days out of town. I lost my mind on the trip, I’m convinced, and I grew at the same time.
I changed everyone’s names, in case you were wondering, and only included other pilgrims (besides myself) in two pictures. In only one of those pictures can you see people’s faces, and I don’t think its inclusion is a big deal. Hope that’s ok.
Oh, I also linked the pictures rather than posting them here. I didn’t want to break up the text too much. Alas, some of them aren’t clickable but require you to cut and paste. My apologies.
I’m putting this on the blog one day at a time…each a separate post.
Thanks to the U for the opportunity, my colleagues for their patience, and the people of Italy for their hospitality. Here we go:
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