We are grateful to Fr. Emanuel Franco, O.Carm., for his spare and elegant illustration of the cross and palms, which quietly aids us in ushering in the season of Lent…
Let us welcome Christ into the temple of our hearts. By God’s mercy, may he always be the Light that illumines every darkness we may confront. The feast of the…
After completing her undergraduate studies, artist Lauren Wright Pittman worked as an advocate for wetlands in the bayous of South Louisiana. Her website (lewpstudio.com) notes that she created Bayou Baptism…
The image that adorns our cover this month is a detail from Natalya Rusetka’s Annunciation icon (iconart-gallery.com/en/artists/natalya-rusetska). The full icon was made on a round wooden board and is relatively…
The Divine Journey—Companions of Love and Hope by Janet McKenzie (janetmckenzie.com) brings to mind the communion of saints, the great cloud of witnesses we celebrate this month. The Blessed Mother…
Jesus’ transfiguration was a moment of encounter between human beings and the divine; brief, but utterly extraordinary.
The entire scene is cradled in the hands of God the Creator, who holds all things together in tender and loving care.
“I love this Father’s face!” Fr. Ruberval exclaimed in our correspondence regarding this image. I had initially assumed the image to be the face of Christ.
Let us take time to ponder God’s work in the Holy Spirit, and to meditate on Mr. Swanson’s vision of a world re-energized in which all people work together for peace.
The communion of saints includes those believers alive now on earth, those undergoing purification in purgatory, and those already in the presence of God in heaven.
