I hope you have a family filled and blessed Easter Weekend (Easter Triduum in Catholic speak). We're going to a spring festival Saturday afternoon and then attending the 8pm Easter Vigil at All Souls in Sanford. I am a sponsor for a coworker going through the RCIA process (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults). They [...]
Student Series! Palm Sunday
During Jesus’ last week on Earth he went to Jerusalem to teach the message that G-d had instructed him to teach. When Jesus began to teach his message and the number of followers began to multiply and it caused the Jewish officials to become angrier of Jesus' following. The Jewish officials decided to do something [...]
Student Series! Catholic Easter
Roman Catholicism is a religion that has been around since Jesus Christ and his Apostles walked the face of the earth (20-30 BCE). One of the main focuses of this faith is the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Catholics celebrate the day Jesus resurrected on a day they call Easter. This is viewed as [...]
Travel Style: Greece
This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I can receive some compensation. BUT I shop a lot second hand so none of the links are exactly what I have on. I was chaperoning a school trip to Greece for spring break so that mean that [...]
#32. Tomb of the Triclinium
Art Historical Background The Tomb of the Triclinium is one of three Etruscan artworks in the 250 (the other two being the Sarcophagus of the Spouses & the Temple of Minerva). Ohhhh AND it's a UNESCO Site!!! Anddddd I got to visit this past winter break. 🙂 Triple nerdy whammy! As its name suggests, the [...]
The Illusion of Travel Photography
*Note: I didn't plan on publishing this post on April Fools but it totally works! As an art history major, there was always the debate of photography's position as a "fine art" - was it a technical skill or an artistic one? I think by this point, all but the most senior art historians would [...]
Student Series! So You Wanna Be a Hero?
I am celebrating being in Greece this spring break with a few Student Series! blog posts related to the famed civilization of the Aegean Sea. JMF Close your eyes and picture a Greek hero. You know, one of those sandaled sword-fighters painted in full semi-divine glory on the side of an ancient vase. Nearly godlike [...]
Student Series! How the Parthenon Embodies Math & Science
I am celebrating being in Greece this spring break with a few Student Series! blog posts related to the famed civilization of the Aegean Sea. By the way, this student's blog post was mind-blowing math oriented. He was such an amazing student and a great example about how the "STEM" kids could (& should) involve [...]
