History, history, history. We visited Lodi, a city near Milan, in order to see the Tempio Civico della Beata Vergine Incoronata. It is more than 500 years old, but the original site was a brothel, even older. In fact, the city itself is nearly 1000 years old. Even more interesting, this was one of the seats…
I’ve been reading a book by Yehezkel Kaufmann, The Religion of Israel. Kaufmann’s discussion of the role of the classical prophets is an important addition to our investigation of the prophets through the insights of Abraham Heschel. Soon we will begin an in-depth study of Kaufmann’s work on my other web site (ivebeenskipped.com). Today, as…
Yesterday I wrote about the family in Alezio honoring the grandmother. I think it’s worth seeing some pictures. Did you notice that this all happens on the street? The neighbors came over too. It was really wonderful. A weekly event for this family for more than 100 years. As I reflected on my emotions during…
As you may have guessed, Italy is filled with cultural inheritance. It’s not just the architecture that’s thousands of years old, it’s also traditions. Some are wonderful–like the one we attended a few days ago in Alezio. The oldest living person in the family, the grandmother, sat in her wheelchair on the side of the…
Balconies are a feature of Lecce. You can see why.
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Arrived in Lecce last night. LONG train ride. Beautiful but really hot. Like Florida in August.
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