gospel reading-about-faith

A Gospel Reading About Faith and Storms

Last Saturday, January 31, this was the Gospel reading at Holy Mass: On that day, as evening drew on, Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Let us cross to the other side.’ Leaving the crowd, they took Jesus with them in […]

The Presentation of the Lord

This beautiful painting by the 17th century German artist, Jürgen Ovens, captures the essence of today’s feast day, the Presentation of the Lord. In the painting, the Christ Child is illuminated with His divine persona. This light, born in a […]

La Befana – an Epiphany Story

A couple of years ago I wrote this post about La Befana. According to Italian tradition, La Befana visits the children of Italy on the eve of the Feast of the Epiphany (January 5) to fill their stockings with candy […]