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Dcn. Gabriel Borges Bonfim Silva, EP - Heralds Magazine

The Painter of Venice

Portrait engraving by Antonio Visentini of Giovanni Antonio Canal, nicknamed Canaletto Giovanni Antonio Canal opened his eyes to the world in Venice on October 18, 1697. Little Canal, nicknamed Canaletto, a creative, vivacious and perceptive – in a word, Venetian – spirit, was an artist from the cradle. His father, …
Dcn. Gabriel Borges Bonfim Silva, EP - 30, September 2020

Blas de Lezo: the “Mediohombre”

T he Mediterranean Sea serenely watched the approach of another storm. It was the dawn of August 24, 1704 and two imposing armadas faced one another near Gibraltar, on the southern coast of Andalusia. On one side, the English and the Dutch formed a formidable fleet “consisting of sixty ships …
Dcn. Gabriel Borges Bonfim Silva, EP - 30, June 2021

Man’s War, God’s rest

Do not be alarmed, dear reader, by the title of this article. Do not be alarmed, because we do not intend to recall here the conflicts of various kinds that afflict our world today… Do not be alarmed, because we will neither advocate for war nor criticize it. Do not …
Dcn. Gabriel Borges Bonfim Silva, EP - 31, July 2026

Sister Poverty and Lady Grandeur

By declaring himself united in a symbolic marriage with Sister Poverty, St. Francis of Assisi left us a precious lesson. Since the sharing of goods is inherent to marriage, we can imagine what “benefit” the holy mendicant must have derived from this mystical betrothal… Sister Poverty, obviously poor by nature, …
Dcn. Gabriel Borges Bonfim Silva, EP - 01, June 2026

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