From One Beggar to Another ~ The Imaginative Conservative

From One Beggar to Another ~ The Imaginative Conservative

Day in and day out, Mario sat begging for alms. Whether in the heat of a Roman summer or during the humid wintry days, he would sit patiently outside the seminary gate atop the Janiculum Hill. Every morning as I left for class, the routine was the same: “Buongiorno, Mario. Tutto bene?” With a kind smirk, he would respond, “Si, Padre. Buonagiornata.” One particular day, as I greeted Mario and made my way down the hill, I thought to myself, “Gosh,…

From One Beggar to Another

Day in and day out, Mario sat begging for alms. Whether in the heat of a Roman summer or during the humid wintry days, he would sit patiently outside the seminary gate atop the Janiculum Hill. Every morning as I left for class, the routine was the same: “Buongiorno, Mario. Tutto bene?” With a kind [...]