Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Dulle Griet - Born c. 1525, in Brueghel, near Breda, or at Brueghel, near 's Hertogenbosch; died 5 September 1569, in Brussels, buried in Brussels, in the church of … [Read more...] about The Bell
Dear Peregrinus
On Getting the Right Season
This photo from France Today website, in an article by Caroline Harrap, 20 April 2020. The fire burned the Cathedral in early morning of 16 April 2019 in Paris. See: … [Read more...] about On Getting the Right Season
“Vere Latitat”
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)[2] – Jesus among the Doctors (1506) regarding Luke 2:41-52, but especially at: 46 After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, … [Read more...] about “Vere Latitat”
Emergence
Piero della Francesca (1410 or 1420 – 1492), The Baptism of Christ (1450s)[1] It is the fact that never in all history before this had any Jew submitted to being baptized. The Jews knew and used … [Read more...] about Emergence
Of Storms, Inner and Outer
Jesus Sleeps During the Tempest by James Tissot (1836-1902) Dear Peregrinus (First Week of Advent)[1]: Thank you for your call on Thanksgiving day, and now happy Advent. Your words always fly, … [Read more...] about Of Storms, Inner and Outer
What He Learned, and from Whom
Annunciation (1655-1660) Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1618-1682)[1], in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia Dear Peregrinus (31st Sunday in Ordinary Time), Happy November to you. I wish … [Read more...] about What He Learned, and from Whom
The Name Above All Names, and the Nameless One
The Good Samaritan (1838)[1] by Pelegrin Clavé y Roqué (1811-1880) Dear Peregrinus (Monday PM, the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary): I am writing to you from inside a wondrous autumn … [Read more...] about The Name Above All Names, and the Nameless One
At The “In-between”
Genesis 28: 16 When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he said, “Truly, the Lord is in this place and I did not know it!” 17 He was afraid….”[1] Dear Peregrinus (begun on the 23rd Sunday … [Read more...] about At The “In-between”
I Would Give Anything
The Virgin Mary Being Comforted (1852), Dante Gabriel Rossetti Dear Peregrinus, It is Mary Edmonds who writes to you today. It has been a whole year since our last correspondence. Our dear … [Read more...] about I Would Give Anything
On Suffering
“The Pieta” (1876), William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905)[i] Dear Peregrinus (Monday, 7:30 PM): It is Tara Ludwig who writes to you today, Peregrinus, she of the Faber Institute, … [Read more...] about On Suffering