Martyrdom at the Met
If you have access to a radio station that carries the Saturday matinee broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera, you have a memorable experience waiting for you. On January 28 the featured work will be Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites (1 pm eastern time). This is a a deeply moving spiritual drama with one of […]
The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
What was it like for Mary to be the Mother of God? Our Gospel reading gives some hints. Gospel (Read Lk 2:16-21) Included in the Octave of Christmas is today’s solemnity, which gives us an opportunity to think about Mary’s participation in the Incarnation. We know, of course, that the description of Mary as “Mother […]
Two Paintings by Murillo for the Feast of the Holy Family
We celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family on December 30. One Spanish artist in the Baroque period, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, crafted several wonderful paintings of the Holy Family during his artistic career. Specifically, in the year 1650, he painted two works that bring us deeply into the life and spirituality of the Holy Family. […]
These classic tips from Field & Stream will help you survive and thrive in the wild…..
Triangulation has kept outdoorsfolks found and alive as long as magnetized needles have been pointing north, and it’s still the most effective method of getting unlost that doesn’t involve an orbiting satellite. No matter how discombobulated you are, if you can see two or more fixed landmarks in the distance—a mountain peak, fire lookout, cell […]