Feast Day of St. Mark the Evangelist
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. Mark 12:30 Featured Image: Guido Reni. (c. 1621) Saint Mark [Oil on […]
Out of Loss and Sorrow Comes Hope
The loss of someone precious is such a cutting and bitter feeling. You feel adrift with no bearing of where you are nor where to go. Today’s Gospel (John 20:11-18) depicts the emotion of Mary Magdalene’s sense of sorrow and […]
Stirring Pietà
When I saw this evocative pietà by Annibale Carracci, thoughts of the pain and anguish of Good Friday flooded my mind. The following prayer written by St. Alphonsus Liguori faithfully describe a believer’s sentiment. “O Mother of Sorrows, / for […]