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Vatican Ambassador Ken Hackett Visits P.C. In Rome
This week the Providence College Center for Theology and Religious Studies held its Spring Academic Colloquium. We were pleased to welcome His Excellency Mr. Kenneth Hackett , who graciously accepted...
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Three Weeks and Counting!
The Fall 2014 P.C./CEA Rome Study Abroad adventure is about to begin! Dr. Hagstrom and 18 students from P.C. are packing suitcases, applying for Italian VISAS, organizing passports and brushing up on...
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New Beginnings
New BeginningsPosted: 02 Sep 2014 07:52 AM PDTProvidence College in Rome has gone live! Our Program has begun its fourth year of transforming lives with the study abroad experience at the heart of...
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Theology and Archaeology
How can the study of archaeology help us to understand the New Testament? This is the question we asked during our recent site visit to the Basilica of San Clemente. Our course on the New Testament in...
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Friends! Romans! Countrymen!
One of the advantages of studying the New Testament in Rome is being able to have an “up close and personal” experience of the ancient Roman Empire through the architectural and artistic remains of...
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P.C. Admissions Comes To Rome
This week we were pleased to welcome Mr. Matt Maurano to our Rome center. Matt is the Assistant Dean of Admissions at Providence College and was in town on a recruiting trip. Matt is an alum of the...
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Underground Christianity
“After studying Mark’s gospel and visiting the Catacombs of Priscilla, the main connection and overbearing Christian theme between the two becomes the resurrection and human salvation.” – Gregory...
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P.C. and Pope Francis
“I thought this was one of the greatest experiences I’ve had in Rome thus far. Seeing the pope and hearing him speak was very exciting and truly made me proud to be a Catholic. I thought it was...
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St. John Lateran and Salvation History
“So much of the Old Testament is found in the New, so much of the New Testament stems from the Old, and together they compose the beautiful story of God’s salvation history. The first book of the New...
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UNH at CEA
Recently our provider, Cultural Experiences Abroad, had an official visit by a team of evaluators from the University of New Haven. Although CEA hosts academic programs at over 20 locations globally,...
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The Sistine Chapel and the Twenty-First Century
This week our New Testament in the Eternal City class visited the famous Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Museums. Little did we know that we were some of the first visitors to experience the new...
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A Visit from the Home Campus
This week the P.C. in Rome Program was pleased to welcome Ms. Alexandra Agati from the Center for International Studies back home. “Allie” is the “Study Abroad Advisor” in the P.C. office and...
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St. Peter – Pray for Us!
Our last site visit for the New Testament in the Eternal City course was to the excavations underneath St. Peter’s Basilica. Called the “Scavi San Pietro”, these 20th century archaeological...
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Students Have Their Say
The end of the semester and the beginning of final exams is upon us. As we finished up the New Testament in the Eternal City class, I gave the students an opportunity to talk about their experience...
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Let the Adventure Begin!
Providence College in Rome Spring 2015 has gone live! Our Program has begun its eighth semester of transforming lives with the study abroad experience at the heart of the Church. Last week, 21...
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Football, Soccer, or Calcio?
Olympic Stadium, Rome This is Super Bowl week back home in the States. Millions of Americans are buying big screen TVs, betting on teams in their office pool, and comparing recipes for their...
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Viva La Repubblica! Viva Italia!
Long live the Republic! Long live Italy! With these words the newly-elected 12th President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, ended his inauguration speech earlier this week. After a very short campaign...
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Foodie Friars in Rome
P.C. students who come to Rome to study abroad find out very quickly how serious the Italians are about food. It’s practically their religion! Enjoying Italian cuisine, learning to dine in courses,...
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St. Francis, St. Clare, and the Franciscan Revolution
Last week CEA arranged a trip to Umbria for us. We visited the town of Assisi, the birthplace of St. Francis and St. Clare, co-founders of the Franciscan Order. On the bus ride up to Assisi, I was...
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Our Lady of the Snows
The record breaking snowfall in New England – measured now in feet rather than inches – has made international news. Here in the Eternal City, we have certainly not had weather like that this Winter....
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