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Editor's Corner
Saint Bridget, Sweden’s Charitable Bibliophile
Long before Sweden was known for ABBA and IKEAÂ â two exports not to everyoneâs taste, even if billion-dollar brands â along with a soft version of socialism and moribund demographics, the northern nation...
Editor's Corner
Mary Magdalene’s Metanoia
A blessed feast of Mary Magdalene, which - or who - was raised from memorial status in the liturgical revisions of 1969 to a full feast by a decree of Pope Francis in 2016....
Editor's Corner
Saint Lawrence of Brindisi: Bible and Cappucino
Guilio Cesare Russo was born to a family of Venetian merchants, but not in Venice, but rather far to the south, in the village of Brindisi, right down on the heel of the boot...
Nota in Brevis
There and Back Again
I returned from Rome late last night, around about midnight â at least, all the way back home, which required an hourâs walk through the city, to catch the bus to the airport (on...
Editor's Corner
Saint Arsenius the Great, and the Silent
Saint Arsenius, called âthe Greatâ, (350 â 445), whom we recall on this 19th of July, was one of the early monks of the desert, and founders of the eremitical way of monastic life....
Editor's Corner
The Profound Peace of Assisi
I wasnât quite prepared for Assisi, even if it was just what I needed. I suppose God works like that. When I got off the train in a place that looked something out of...
Editor's Corner
Florence: Art, Beauty and Truth
Firenze! Even the name - at least in Italian - signifies energy, exuberance, enthusiasm. What is one to say of Florence in a few words? I spent but an afternoon wandering the glorious city of...
Editor's Corner
The Eschatological Message of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Around this time of year in the Office of Readings, or Lauds, we follow the travails of the prophet Elijah from the Book of Kings, his battle with the Ahaz, the false prophets of...
