“The Pieta” (1876), William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905)[i] Dear Peregrinus (Monday, 7:30 PM): It is Tara Ludwig who writes to you today, … Read More » about On Suffering
Writings
Father, Into Your Hands
Jacques-Joseph “James” Tissot (1836-1902)[1], “Ce que voyait Notre-Seigneur sur la Croix” (i.e., “What Our Lord Saw from the Cross”), created between … Read More » about Father, Into Your Hands
I Thirst
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)[1] and Protégé, Christ and the Woman of Samaria (c. 1655)[2] John 19:28 oAfter this, aware that everything was now … Read More » about I Thirst
Why Have You Forsaken Me?
El Greco[1] (b. on Crete c. 1541; d. Toledo, 1614), The Crucifixion with Mary, John, and Mary Magdalene (between 1597-1600). Held in the Prado Museum, … Read More » about Why Have You Forsaken Me?
Behold, your Mother
John 19: 25 *m Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. 26 When Jesus … Read More » about Behold, your Mother
With Me in Paradise
James Tissot[1] (1836-1902), “l’âme du bon Larron” (i.e., “the soul of the good Thief”), painted between 1886-1894, collected at the Brooklyn … Read More » about With Me in Paradise
“Father, forgive them”
The St. John's Bible, Crucifixion Luke 23:p 33 When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him and the criminals there, one on his … Read More » about “Father, forgive them”
Holy Days
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 … 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 … 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/). … 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 … 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), … Read More » about Jesse: The First Week of Advent