Tagged: medieval manuscripts

To Honor St. Francis

St. Andrew Avellino They’ve been painstakingly cleaning each delicate page with a brush, and now thirteen medieval manuscripts from the Sacred Convent of St. Francis in Assisi plus some other artifacts will leave Italy...

Where the Feeble Senses Fail

St. Isaac Jogues and Jean de Brebouf Those public acts of faith are so powerful.  The Dauphin models respect and reverence for the Blessed Sacrament in this short Nobility story, “The Dauphin Kneels for...

Sowing Seeds

Beheading of St. John the Baptist “The blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church,” said Tertullian–a great quote to remember on this feast of the beheading of St. John the Baptist.  Here,...

Behold This Heart

St. John the Baptist June is drawing to a close, and you may realize with a pang that you didn’t do all you intended to in order to honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus. ...

Appreciate the Sublime

St. Boniface This short Nobility piece makes clear that we cannot expect a great civilization as long as we laud the ugly:  “To the degree that members of social units appreciate the sublime together,...