Parish Visit

Today for class we traveled about an hour outside of Prague to visit an old priest. The priest had previously worked at Charles University, the school Loyola has partnered with to do this program, but retired a few years back to run this parish. The church itself was built in the 1300s and during renovations, they discovered the walls were covered in frescoes depicting Biblical figures dating back to the time the church was built.

After visiting the church, we walked to the Parish House. To get there, we went through a park with a stream and lake, the lake being the biggest in Czechia.

At the Parish House, the priest talked with us and told us his story for a couple of hours before we went upstairs for lunch. We had a homemade meal of chicken noodle soup, baked chicken and mashed potatoes, and a chocolate mouse-like dessert.Read more