Miracle of the Sacred Thorn
Italian News services have just announced that once again, at 16:10 (Italian time) the miracle of the Sacra Spina has occurred. When Good Friday coincides...
Ave — Consummatum est
Good Friday falls this year on the feast of the The Annunciation of the Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The two mysteries intersect: the...
The astonishing humility of God
As for us, it is fitting that we should glory in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is health and life and resurrection...
The Birthday of the Chalice
Maundy Thursday We entered singing: “For us, no boasting” (Gal 6:14). No boasting, that is, of anything that is ours. For who am I and...
Saint Francesca of Rome
This painting, attributed to Antonio da Viterbo the Elder (1450-1516), depicts Saint Francesca being clothed by the Blessed Virgin in the great white veil that,...