Queen of Heaven, Rejoice!

Queen of Heaven, Rejoice!

  Queen of Heaven, Rejoice! By Fr. Norbert Keliher, O.P. This article originally appeared in Dominicana and is reprinted with permission. Easter is a time of rejoicing. Not just on the day itself, or in the octave, but for all 50 days until Pentecost. This is...
Come Closer

Come Closer

  How close can a work of art get us to God? In the case of Benvenuto di Giovanni’s Christ in Limbo, the answer is pressingly close. The central drama of this medieval depiction of Christ’s descent to the dead involves two antithetical forms of closeness: one...
Transformed by the Truth

Transformed by the Truth

“Christ is risen! Truly he is risen!” At Easter, Christians traditionally have greeted each other with this call and response to express their joy at Christ’s Resurrection. Whether one responds out of an overflowing of faith or mere habit, the greeting’s focus on the...
Good Veronica

Good Veronica

There is a young woman in Jerusalem who makes her way through a bustling scene. A man in the middle of the street – beaten, bruised and bloodied – on his hands and knees. His cross lays beside him. He looks as if he has lost all strength. Between the soldiers who are...
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