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Padre Pro \u2013 Mexico City<\/h3>\n
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PHOTO COURTESY: DEB ROSKAMP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Padre Pro\u2019s last request was to be allowed to kneel and pray. When the firing squad\u2019s shots failed to kill him, a soldier shot him at point-blank range.\u00a0Pro had been falsely accused in the bombing attempt of former Mexican President\u00a0\u00c1lvaro Obreg\u00f3n, and had become a wanted man. Betrayed to the authorities, he was sentenced to death without the benefit of any legal process. On the day of his execution, Pro forgave his executioners and refused a blindfold. He died proclaiming,\u00a0Viva Cristo Rey!<\/em>\u00a0(Long live Christ\u00a0the King!) On a recent trip to\u00a0Mexico City<\/a>, I was exploring the Roma Norte Neighborhood, courtesy of\u00a0Visit Mexico City<\/a>. \u00a0Located on the edge of the city\u2019s bustling downtown and historical sites, my photographer, Deb Roskamp, and I were just about to take a break in one of Roma Norte\u2019s idyllic tree-lined pocket parks, when a small building, adjacent to a parish church, caught our\u00a0 attention.\u00a0 Its sign read: Museo Padre Pro. The name sounded curiously familiar, so we went inside.<\/p>\n

\"Padre
PHOTO COURTESY: MUSEO PADRE PRO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The museum was small, but felt spacious, allowing emotional space to reflect on this man Pro and his remarkable life story. At the entrance to the museum, books, posters and postcards were sold. All the information was in Spanish, but fortunately my photographer was Spanish-speaking wife, who translated Pro\u2019s history to me. His story was of a\u00a0 Catholic priest who defied the fiercely anti-clerical and anti-Catholic provisions of the 1917 Constitution, which were now vigorously enforced in 1926. This enforcement resulted in severe penalties for priests, including death, who criticized the government or wore clerical garb outside their churches. The articles also mandated secular education in schools, prohibiting the Church from participating in primary and secondary education, forbade public worship outside of church buildings and restricted religious organizations to own property. The final article revoked basic civil rights of clergy members, denying priests and religious workers the right to vote.<\/p>\n

In 1926, the Jesuits sent Padre Pro\u00a0to Mexico City just three days after\u00a0Plutarco El\u00edas Calles<\/a> banned all public worship. Since he was not known as a priest, Pro\u00a0<\/strong>went about clandestinely \u2014 sometimes in disguise of a variety of professions \u2014 celebrating Mass, distributing communion, baptizing children, hearing confessions, anointing the sick, and even celebrating weddings. He would often dress as a beggar to collect money for the poor. The whole time, he was risking his life because public worship was explicitly outlawed and priests would be arrested immediately. Details of Pro\u2019s ministry in the Underground Church come from his many letters displayed in the museum. Soon under surveillance by the Calles regime, a failed attempt to assassinate \u00c1lvaro Obreg\u00f3n<\/a>,\u00a0provided the state with a pretext for arresting\u00a0Pro.\u00a0 A man confessed his part in the plot, testifying that\u00a0Pro\u00a0was not involved, but this was ignored.<\/p>\n

In prison, unsure of his fate, Pro spent his time praying for the others in confinement and for the salvation of humankind. On the morning of November 23, a guard appeared at the cell door and called for Padre Pro. He turned to the other prisoners and exclaimed,\u00a0Good-bye, brothers, till we meet in Heaven!<\/em><\/p>\n

Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours Chapel \u2013 Leonard Cohen\u2019s Montr\u00e9al<\/h3>\n
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Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours Chapel (The\u00a0 Sailor’s Church).<\/span> PHOTOS COURTESY OF DEB ROSKAMP.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Montr\u00e9al<\/a> is a city of cathedrals, and for my first trip to the city my plan was to walk from one church to the next, never knowing what experience awaited me around each corner. While wandering on the edge of Old Montr\u00e9al’s cobbledstoned streets, I stumbled upon Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours Chapel<\/em>, known as\u00a0The Sailor\u2019s Church<\/em> due to its proximity to the Old Port. I was quite moved by the statue of a woman atop its dome, who seemed to reach out to the St. Lawrence River. Upon closer inspection I realized that the statue was Our Lady of the Harbour,<\/em>\u00a0made famous by Leonard Cohen in his song,\u00a0Suzanne.<\/em> As a fan of Cohen, it was an important discovery in which I will never forget. The church also features an observation tower with remarkable views of Old Montr\u00e9al and the St. Lawrence, and a museum, which includes artifacts pre-dating the arrival of the New France colonists in 1642. Admission to the chapel is free.<\/p>\n

The Dying Lion Monument of Lucerne \u2013 Swiss Guard<\/h3>\n
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PHOTO COURTESY OF DEB ROSKAMP.<\/span><\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Dying Lion of Lucerne<\/a> is a powerful memorial that pays homage to the selfless Swiss Guard who died defending the royal palace in Versailles during the French Revolution. When angry French masses stormed\u00a0 the palace on August 10, 1792, the 1,000 \u00a0Swiss Guardsmen stood up as the last defenders of the French monarchy \u2014 but in vain. (History has not been kind to Louis XVI, but we forget that he underwrote the Continental Army during the American Revolution). The Guard, renowned for their bravery and unconditional loyalty, never surrender, even at the point of death. A Swiss Guardsman had to be an unmarried Swiss Catholic male between 19 and 30 years of age who had completed basic training with the Swiss Armed Forces. The Dying Lion of Lucerne \u00a0monument was initiated by Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen, a junior lieutenant with the Swiss Guard, and was hewn out of stone after rallying Lucerne\u2019s artistic community. It was described by Mark Twain as \u201cThe most mournful and moving piece of stone in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Vatican
The Swiss Guard in Vatican City.<\/span> LEFT PHOTO COURTESY OF NOSFERATU IT (TALK \u00b7 CONTRIBS), via WIKIMEDIA COMMONS \/ CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>; RIGHT PHOTO COURTESY OF G\u00dcNTHER SIMMERMACHER FROM PIXABAY.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today, the Swiss Guard’s esteemed stature remains as defenders of the Pope in the Vatican. Since the assassination attempt on John Paul II of 13 May 1981, a much stronger emphasis has been placed on the Guard’s non-ceremonial roles. The Swiss Guard has developed into a modern guard corps equipped with advanced small arms, and members in plain clothes now accompany the Pope on his travels abroad for his protection. I recall with frustration while standing in line at \u00a0Saint Peter\u2019s Basilica in Vatican City where a group of American tourists were mocking a\u00a0 Swiss Guard’s historic mode of dress. I tried to explain to them that they were among the world\u2019s greatest defenders. I was met with further laughter: \u201cIn those little outfits!\u201d I thought, yes; but far more appropriate than the American tourists’ baseball caps, sweat strewn tee shits with logos, and frayed baggy shorts.<\/p>\n

The Magical Mystery Tour\u00a0\u2013 The Beatles in Liverpool<\/h3>\n

The Magical Mystery Tour of Liverpool is the ultimate Beatle experience for the ultimate Beatle fanatic, and if you fit that description, it is well worth the journey. The tour introduces you to over thirty places directly associated with the Beatles and those people who were close to them.<\/p>\n

\"Beatles
Left: The Beatles Story Museum at Albert Dock. Right: The Cavern Club today.<\/span> PHOTOS COURTESY OF WEAVE CLEVELAND.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tickets are purchased at the\u00a0 Beatles Story Museum at the renovated Albert Dock, on the River Mersey. If you have the time, the museum offers a good Beatles primer before you get on the bus. Full of memorabilia, rare photographs and interactive exhibits, it covers the lads\u2019 beginnings to their rise to stardom and eventual departure from Liverpool.<\/p>\n

\"Magical
Strawberry Field (no \u2018s\u2019) is a Salvation Army home for orphans, where John would play in its grounds as a child.<\/span> PHOTO COURTESY: THE CAVERN CLUB.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Participants board one of the company\u2019s fleet of three yellow psychedelic Magical Mystery Tour coaches identical to the bus used in the 1967 BBC film \u201cMagical Mystery Tour.\u201d\u00a0A team of professional tour guides who are all expert Beatle historians conduct the two and a half-hour journey. And each of them seems to have their own personal story and relationship with John, Paul, George and Ringo.<\/p>\n

Selected Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Jacaranda club where the lads would hang out during their student days<\/p>\n

The Liverpool College of Art where John met Stuart Sutcliffe, later a temporary Beatle, \u00a0and Cynthia Powell, who became his first wife.<\/p>\n

Penny Lane and Strawberry Field\/s.<\/p>\n

The childhood homes of John, Paul, George and Ringo.<\/p>\n

St. Peter\u2019s Church Hall, where Paul first met John while he was performing with his Quarry Men skiffle group.<\/p>\n

And, of course, the reconstructed Cavern Club.<\/p>\n

Yes, these are places that I will always\u00a0remember.<\/p>\n

The real story of\u00a0‘Yellow matter custard, Dripping from a dead dog’s eye’ <\/em>in “I am the Walrus.” John Lennon heard that a Liverpudlian school teacher was teaching\u00a0 courses about the meaning in Beatle songs. The lyric is a Liverpudlian school boy taunt. Lennon though the kids would get a kick out of it, so he put it into the song.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Padre Pro\u2019s last request was to be allowed to kneel and pray. When the firing squad\u2019s shots failed to kill him, a soldier shot him at point-blank range. Pro had been falsely accused in the bombing attempt of former Mexican President \u00c1lvaro Obreg\u00f3n, and had become a wanted man. 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