Advent & the Coming of Christ
Advent is perhaps the most overlooked and forgotten season on the liturgical calendar. After all, at least in the United States, it proceeds Thanksgiving and precedes Christmas, two days with…
The Transfiguration & the Revelation of Essence
I visited the Church of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor on a beautiful April day. Pilgrims were there to visit the holy site, of course, but the mountain was also…
Alcuin & the Power of Music
On May 19th the Church formally recognized and duly honored our beloved patron, Bl. Alcuin of York. In a fitting act of veneration, I choice to mark the date by…
Pentecost & the Fire of the Holy Spirit
The days of the Jewish Pentecost, the celebration of God giving the Ten Commandments to Moses, were accomplished. Christ promised to return, and He did. He promised to send the…
Fra Angelico’s “Annunciation” & Mary’s Obedience
I recently taught a class on sacred art to a local parish’s men’s club. One of the paintings that we discussed was an altarpiece of the Annunciation done by Blessed…