Death on a Summer Sunday
EMR
Jesus Healing the Woman with a Hemorrhage (from the Catacombs of Rome)
You come to a church on a sunny day and you might be a little distracted. This is a d...
Church Fathers
Ask the Fathers: What is the altar?
James
Stunning altar at Seville's Cathedral, Santa Maria de la Sede
The altar corresponds to the holy tomb of Christ. On it Christ brought Himself as a sacrifice to...
Of Bishops and Bees
James
Bernini's Baldacchino Bees
Pope Benedict XVI, in his book Church Fathers: From Clement of Rome to Augustine, touches on the life and teaching of Saint Maxim...
The Black Dwarf
Jake Ross
St. Athanasius (1883-84), by Carl Rohl-Smith, Frederik's Church, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Saint Athanasius (297-373), bishop of Alexandria in Egypt, became an o...
“The church is an earthly heaven…”
James
Interior of Milwaukee's Saint Josaphat Basilica
The church is an earthy heaven in which the super-celestial God dwells and walks about. It represents the cruc...
The Way of the Fathers
James
Good Samaritan in glass
If you are healthy and rich, alleviate the need of whoever is sick and poor; if you have not fallen, go to the aid of whoever has fall...
Cyprian’s Counsel
James
Solemn
A timely Sunday reminder from Saint Cyprian, martyr and Church Father:
Moreover, when we meet together with the brethren in one place and celebrate ...
Chrysostom on Friendship
James
“For not eating and drinking makes friendship: such friendship even robbers have and murderers. But if we are friends, if we truly care for one another, let...
“In the mind of the heavenly Father…”
James
The Trinity
By returning to our "heart" we find our deepest center by consciously opening up to the loving presence of the triune God dwelling within us. With...
The Consolation of Boethius
James
Boethius 480-525 A.D.
Having a rough day out there Milwaukee? Here's some perspective:
"So combat vice, dedicate yourself to a virtuous life oriented by ho...