Students lingered before John Singer Sargent鈥檚 dramatic play with light and dark, while others stood transfixed before Winslow Homer鈥檚 rugged realism and quiet contemplation of nature. There were medieval illuminations glowing under glass, and magnetism in Monet鈥檚 light-soaked fields. Every student found something to marvel at. As Elisabet N. aptly described the museum, 鈥淚t is small and spacey, room for beauty but no room for trash. Quieter and calmer than any museum I鈥檝e been to 鈥 exactly my cup of tea!鈥
Then the travelers headed back to campus for a hearty supper. 鈥淎rt always makes me hungry,鈥 declared Vinny B. Students refueled and readied themselves for Study Hall, where the focus turned back to the lofty reasonings of Boethius and the exacting logic of Euclid鈥檚 next (slightly more difficult!) propositions.
After study, all gathered to pray the Rosary. Then came a joyful procession to the coffee shop, where root beer floats were served all around. At 鈥淭heology on Tap,鈥 Fr. Moses and Fr. Markey fielded a wild, wonderful spread of questions. Topics ranged from whether sarcasm is a sin, to why the Norbertines wear white, women in the workplace, moral theology, and vocation discernment. And of course, questions about dating and relationships.
As the evening wound down, the girls returned to their residence halls, pajamas on, hair down, laughter and tired yawns filling the halls. But as the bell in the common area rang 鈥 a sound that usually means an important meeting 鈥 they gathered, puzzled but obedient. They were met with music and candlelight. To their astonishment and delight, the boys, dressed in their best, stood, roses in hand, to serenade.
