[Oratam]

Your mother was right to do so! I was in Paris a few years ago and dropped into St-Germain l'Auxerrois near the Louvre. I was struck by the number of Parisians of all ages who were making "a little visit." I'd seen this in a few parish churches in Brittany and Normandy a few days before but didn't expect to see it in the big city. Quite heartening, actually.

Tosca must be one heck of a thing to stage.

[miss marmelstein]

The Met production of Tosca was created by the loony but lovable Franco Zefferelli. Since the Met is richer than Croesus, yes, it looked exactly like Brompton Abbey - except there are no donkeys, horses and pigs when I attended Mass.

France gets a bad rap at FR. I like the French and French Catholicism is a thing of beauty.

[AnAmericanMother]

It’s comforting that the Eldest Daughter of the Church hasn’t fallen away completely . . .