Love the CDs Scott Hahn makes. I listen to them on my way to work. They never fail to uplift and inspire me. I am so happy to be Catholic. How I envy them this trip; it’s on my bucket list.
I am trying something new: I set the alarm on my phone for 3pm, the “Hour of Mercy.” Every day at 3 when my alarm (a harp) sounds, I take a moment to pray for the salvation of the souls in Purgatory, the intentions of the Holy Father, and I then reflect on the Passion. I also try to thank God for His tremendous mercy.
I also have a “Lent” playlist on my iTunes and use that to reflect on the Passion and Crucifixion, along with a nice Stations of the Cross app.
That will have to do until I see Rome!
Travel shows on PBS will probably have to do for me! My mother was going to take me for her 75th birthday, in 2013, but Dad needs full-time care and I have a baby again, so we'll just have to commiserate. Anyway, the bathrooms in Europe aren't as good as ours ;-).
My parents have been to Rome several times: they saw Pope John Paul II, soon after his election, when Dad was there with USS D.D. Eisenhower.