Category: Saints

Ite ad Joseph

30 December 2006

Some years ago I received the inspiration for these prayers to Saint Joseph. It was at a time of darkness and discouragement for many priests....

He Who Has an Ear, Let Him Hear

29 December 2006

New York Again Yesterday I returned to the Italian Consulate in New York City to pick up my visa. The magnificent Church of Saint Jean–Baptiste...

The Gospel of the Father

26 December 2006

I like this painting by the Dominican Fra Bartolomeo (1473–1517), a disciple of Savonarola, because it shows our Holy Father Saint Bernard together with Saint...

Drink to the Love of Saint John!

26 December 2006

BLESSING OF WINE ON THE FEAST OF SAINT JOHN, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST On the Feast of Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist, at the end of...

Quod vidimus et audivimus, annuntiamus vobis

26 December 2006

This Saint John the Evangelist was painted by Francesco Furini sometime in the 1630s. Today it hangs in the Musée des Beaux–Arts of Lyon. December...

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