Holy Innocents
Rubens’ Virgin and Child surrounded by a wreath of chubby, pink Innocents (c. 1618) is delightful. Notice the almost mischievous smile of Baby Jesus. Does...
For All of Us There Exists a Path to Bethlehem
Here is the official English-language translation of Pope Benedict XVI’s magnificent homily, delivered in Italian during the Mass in the Night of the Nativity of...
And All the World Desires to Behold His Face
Loving greetings for a very Blessed Christmas to all the readers of Vultus Christi. May the Infant Jesus, in the arms of His Most Holy...
Numquam sine aqua Christus
El Greco’s painting of the Baptism of the Lord has, at least to my eyes, a Chagall-like quality. Whereas one would expect a predominance of...
All that has gone before
A wise and dear friend wrote me from her cloister for the feast of the Epiphany. By God’s providence, our lives, with their changes and...
