An image by Robert T. Barrett illustrating The Other Wise Man, written in 1895 by Henry van Dyke, published by Harper and Brothers. Van Dyke tells the story of Artaban, a wise man from Persia who, 2,000 years ago, planned to set out with the other three wise men — Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar [...]
An image by Robert T. Barrett illustrating The Other Wise Man, written in 1895 by Henry van Dyke, published by Harper and Brothers. Van Dyke tells the story of Artaban, a wise man from Persia who, 2,000 years ago, planned to set out with the other three wise men — Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar [...]
A group of very wealthy, powerful and well-organized men and women have been proposing a “Great Reset” as a way forward into a better future for humanity, with no mention of Christ. But Christ is the true “Great Reset” “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against ... the spiritual forces of evil.” [...]
An image from 1895 edition of The Other Wise Man, written by Henry van Dyke, published by Harper and Brothers. The words quoted — "The other wise man had found the king" — are the very last words of the little book in which Van Dyke tells the story of Artaban, a wise man [...]
Patriarch Kirill, 75, head of the Russian Orthodox Church. The Russian Church, following meetings in recent days, agreed to receive into their Church "102 clerics of the Patriarchate of Alexandria [in Egypt] from eight African countries." The clerics decided to leave the Patriarchate of Alexandria in protest over the Patriarch of Alexandria's decision to support [...]
Father Christopher Basden, the parish priest in Ramsgate, England, celebrating Mass in the shrine of St. Augustine (link) "But let us get back to the question at hand. Why on earth does such a venerable ancient Rite with stellar accomplishments in the pantheon of saints, not to mention the huge cultural impact it has had [...]
Pope Francis meeting with Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion a few days ago in Rome, when the two discussed a possible trip of Pope Francis to Russia in 2022. On December 25 (Christmas Day) in Russia, Hilarion was interviewed on Russian television and said that the world's two largest Christian Churches "must collaborate." And the area [...]
American Archbishop Charles John Brown (born 13 October 1959) has been an apostolic nuncio since 2012, currently Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines. Before entering the diplomatic service of the Holy See he worked at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Letter #193, 2021, Tuesday, December 28: Courage This is a brief note to [...]
Madonna of the Book Painting by Sandro Botticelli. The Madonna of the Book, or the Madonna del Libro, is a small painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli, and is preserved in the Poldi Pezzoli Museum in Milan. The painting is executed in tempera on panel. It dates from between 1480 and 1483. "She [...]
Pope Francis with Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion, the head of the External Relations Department of the Russian Orthodox Church. The two met for an hour this morning in Rome Letter #191, 2021, Wed, Dec 22: Pope-Kirill Metropolitan Hilarion, the "foreign minister" of the Russian Orthodox Church, met this morning in Rome with Pope [...]
