A Divine Surprise Matthew Knight ‘19, Diocese of Portland What are we waiting for? This is an urgent question as we count down these last days until Christmas. The Church […]

Why Do We Need to Pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory? Thong Nguyen ‘21, Diocese of Washington D.C. Fr. Khai Nguyen, a Redemptorist priest, shared a story at Mass: […]

As we celebrate the life of Blessed Carlo Acutis, we call to mind the words of Pope Francis, recognizing in Carlo’s example a guide for our times: I remind you […]

Photo: Missionary Gathering, 2016   Commissioned by Pope Francis in the Jubilee Year of Mercy (2016), Missionaries of Mercy were granted by papal mandate permission to hear confessions freely in […]

On Thursday, June 10, 2021, The Rome Experience’s annual Mass for Vocations was celebrated for the intentions of friends and donors. The Mass was offered at the Tomb of St. […]

Congratulations to The Rome Experience alumni newly ordained to the priesthood! We pray daily that God blesses and strengthens you to serve the Church as holy, faithful priests. Rev. Edward […]

As I reflect on my time in Rome, many wonderful memories come to mind. Some of them are visiting and praying in the major basilicas, taking classes at Santa Croce, […]

There were twelve years between my middle school pilgrimage to Rome and The Rome Experience. I remember being thirteen standing in front of St. Peter’s for the first time and […]

While in Rome, the 2021 Rome Experience stayed at the beautiful Casa di Santa Brigida, run by the Bridgettine sisters. We are so grateful for the community’s warm welcome and […]

Some Final Program Highlights… 1. St. Paul’s Outside the Walls The first highlight of the week was visiting St. Paul’s Outside-the-Walls. During this visit we were graced with the presence […]

A few top program memories of the last days in Rome! 1. Weekend trip to Venice: A group of us went to Venice for the weekend. We had a beautiful […]