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The “Quadrinho” of Dona Lucilia - Ineffable Presence

There are certain places on earth which, by a mysterious design of Providence, have been indelibly marked by people. Visitors who pass by them feel, in the warmth of the stones, the swaying of the trees and even in the shadows cast upon the ground, something of the divine blessings …
Caroline Fugiyama Nunes - 31, March 2024

In Defence of the Immaculata!

It is night in Seville. The city is passionately engaged in the most stirring hours of its world-famous Holy Week: La Madrugá, that is, the period between midnight of Holy Thursday and the dawn of the following day, a vigil in which some of the oldest penitential confraternities, in a …
José Manuel Gómez - 30, November 2023

Monuments of Catholic Hope

The true Church smiles serenely in the face of death as no other religion does, confronting the end of life on earth with the hope of imperishable glory. A faithful artistic expression of this Catholic spirit are the medieval gisants. Sepulchres sculpted in marble with meticulous care, they are an …
Javier Antonio Vásquez - 31, October 2023

Do You Want to Overcome Temptations?

Anyone walking through the boreal forests, whether in Siberia, Canada or the Nordic countries of Europe, is likely to come upon a huge, very furry and always hungry animal: the bear. In children’s representations, bears are typically presented as charming and even endearing creature, but when faced with one of …
Sr. Mary Teresa MacIsaac - 31, August 2023

Only of Angels and the Strong?

Everything was going well. Until one day their lives changed completely. For one insane action, they lost a world of wonders and found themselves cast into a terrible vale of tears… Yes, dear reader, I am referring to the story of Adam and Eve, or rather, to our own history. …
Lorena Mello - 31, May 2023

A Splendour Denied to Poor Mortals

Mysteries. Our life is full of them; creation itself, which cannot be entirely comprehended by the limited human mind, has them in abundance. Among these mysteries, what seems to most awaken human wonder is the mark of grandeur which the Divine Artist has imprinted on certain of His works, so …
Eduarda Bett José - 30, April 2023

On the Right or Left of Jesus?

Immense and verdant pastures teeming with flocks, some of sheep and lambs, others of goats and kids: such is the picturesque scene that often meets our eyes when we venture far from the big cities. There is something special about these little animals, leading the Redeemer to mention them in …
Bruna Piva - 30, November 2021

Like Grains of Sand?

Exposed to the scorching heat of the sun, which blazes at its maximum intensity, these almost insignificant granules of infertile earth make up the deserts and beaches spread over the face of the earth. Incapable even of retaining the high temperature that it receives for hours, sand is scattered in …
Sr. Paula Defanti - 31, March 2023

Living Monstrances

A faint light inside the sacred enclosure invites us to intimacy with God, in recollection and prayer. It comes not from the large basilica, but from an inviting side chapel where we find Jesus in the consecrated Host, exposed for adoration in the monstrance. The interior of the chapel is …
Jeniffer Santana - 31, May 2022

“Kintsugi” and the Art of Divine Pardon

We live in a society that has become accustomed to the disposable, the practical and the ephemeral, and which is, as a consequence, increasingly unconcerned with beauty, the sublime and the enduring. For this reason, it may be difficult for us to appreciate a certain oriental art form, kintsugi, which …
Santiago Rodríguez - 31, March 2022

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