Final Rome Update

Through a Providential series of events I was able to defend my doctoral dissertation the evening before we needed to leave Rome. Thanks be to God. The defense went well. Mission accomplished. Back in the US. More later! Thanks for your prayers and support. The...

Update # 4 from Rome

We’re overdue for an update, but it’s been pretty busy. So, rather than wait until I can give “all the details,” here’s some! 1. For several days leading up to the Beatification of John Paul II, there really weren’t many people out...

Rome Update #2 by Ralph Martin

Rome Update #2: March 6, 2011  Dear Friends,  Well. I kept waiting for things to slow down and they didn’t and my good intentions of sending more frequent updates hasn’t worked out, but today there’s a chance to write something.  It has almost been a month since my...

Rome Update from Ralph Martin

Dear Friends,  Well, it’s been 10 days since we arrived in Rome and it’s time for a little news. Because of the snow storms on the East Coast, our fight into New York, where we were to get our fight to Rome, was cancelled. We were able to get another flight going...