The Magi Journeying[1] by James Tissot, 1836-1902, from his Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ series painted between 1886-1894. Dear Peregrinus (5:30 PM; 11th Night): Happy 11th day of Christmastide … [Read more...] about Holy Days
Nativity: The Fourth Week of Advent
The Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence (31 December 1599), Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (b. Milan 1571; d. Porto Ercole 1610)[1] Colossians 3 (NABRE): 1 If then you were raised with … [Read more...] about Nativity: The Fourth Week of Advent
Mary: The Third Week of Advent
The Annunciation by John Collier,[1] the image in the narthex of St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church in McKinney, TX (https://stgabriel.org/). See Luke 1:26-39. Luke 1 (KJV): 26 And in d the … [Read more...] about Mary: The Third Week of Advent
John the Baptist: The Second Week of Advent
A close-up of The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist (1566) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (b. 1526-1530; d. 1569)[1] in the Museum of Fine Art in Budapest. LATE have I loved you, Beauty so ancient and so … [Read more...] about John the Baptist: The Second Week of Advent
Jesse: The First Week of Advent
The Tree of Jesse window[1] of Chartres Cathedral,[2] showing here the first, or base, panel of the seven panels arranged vertically. Jesse (center), the father of David who would become King; Nahum … [Read more...] about Jesse: The First Week of Advent
A Last Thing
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), “Christmas Homecoming” on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post (December 1948)[1] Dear Peregrinus (9:15 AM): Thank you for writing recently and letting me know what … [Read more...] about A Last Thing
First Truth
Dear Peregrinus (2 PM): We have begun a daily reading of St. Paul’s Letter to the Galatians (written in Ephesus in 54 or 55 CE) – sections of which constitute the first Reading each day … [Read more...] about First Truth
He Bent Down
6 They said this to test him, so that they could have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with his finger.[1] “You're an interesting species. An … [Read more...] about He Bent Down
On Syzygy and the Mystery of the Moon
Seeing the “far side” of the Moon as it transits the sunlit Earth[1] Dear Peregrinus (Tenth Sunday of Ordinary Time): I have been thinking about syzygy.[2] You? No, it was not a New York Times … [Read more...] about On Syzygy and the Mystery of the Moon
A Very Private Consolation
Dear Peregrinus (12 Noon, Friday): My goodness it has been some weeks since last we communicated - it was before Lent began on February 14th. My time was taken up with writing the Lenten … [Read more...] about A Very Private Consolation