September 20, 2026

Photo of the Week: Artemis (Diana) of Ephesus, Vatican Museums (II)

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Photo by New York Scugnizzo

Solemn First Vespers at the Church of St. Margaret of Cortona in the Bronx, New York

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September 19, 2026

A Refuge from the Modern World

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San Gennaro, ora pro nobis For some time now, I have made a deliberate effort to withdraw, as much as circumstances permit, from the relentl...

31st Annual Pilgrimage for Restoration in Auriesville, New York

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September 18, 2026

Look What I Found in Little Italy!

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Check out these cool patches I found at the Italian American Emporium in Little Italy, New York! One is a clever play on the classic New Yor...

Il Portastendardo di Civitella del Tronto (n. 63 - Settembre 2026)

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Identità Borbonica

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In Napoli
September 17, 2026

Excerpt from Naples, A Traveller’s Reader, Edited and Introduced by Desmond Seward

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"The Risorgimento was a disaster for Naples and for the south in general. Before 1860 the Mezzogiorno was the richest part of Italy out...

Our Lady of the Rosary of San Nicolas

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September 16, 2026

Remembering the Warrior Prelate: His Eminence Cardinal Fabrizio Dionigi Ruffo

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Cardinal Fabrizio Ruffo ( b. Sept. 16, 1744—d. Dec. 13, 1827) In memory of His Eminence Cardinal Fabrizio Dionigi Ruffo, the great counter-r...

Chants of St. Hildegard of Bingen: A Musical Meditation at St. Josaphat's Oratory in Bayside, New York

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September 15, 2026

The Island of the Dead

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Island of the Dead , 1880, oil on wood, Arnold Böcklin “You will be mourned by myself, and others you will mourn, and by your presence, you ...

48th Annual Procession in Honor of Santa Fortunata at the Shrine Church of St. Bernadette in Brooklyn, NY

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Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost at St. Michael's Church in Staten Island, New York

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September 14, 2026

Babylon Berlin: Something Worth Watching, Eventually

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A friend recently informed me, much to my delight, that the fifth and final season of Babylon Berlin was premiering this September. At last...

Photo of the Week: Artemis (Diana) of Ephesus, Vatican Museums (I)

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Photo by New York Scugnizzo

Feast of the Madonna Addolorata in Brooklyn, NY

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September 13, 2026

Remembering Maria Isabella of Spain, Queen of the Two Sicilies

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6 July, 1789 — 13 September, 1848 In memory of Maria Isabella of Spain, Queen of the Two Sicilies, we pray for the happy repose of her soul....

More Postcards from Napoli (Part 02)

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A few more photographs from my friend’s travels through Napoli and its surroundings, completing the latest batch he was kind enough to send ...

100th Annual Feast of San Gennaro at Most Precious Blood Church in Little Italy, New York

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September 12, 2026

Flash Gordon and the Lost Art of Escapism

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As I recently stated in my review of She (1935), I will not knowingly subject myself to the current dross passing itself off as science fic...

Requiem Mass at Holy Trinity Church in Hackensack, New Jersey

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September 11, 2026

A Prayer for the Victims of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks

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Christ embracing the Twin Towers ,  St.  Ephrem  Church, Dyker Heights, Brooklyn Photo by New York Scugnizzo Our thoughts and prayers a...

A Chance Encounter with Il Vate

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“Come to the Vittoriale, the muses of art, music and literature will be assembled.” ~ Gabriele D’Annunzio, in a letter to Tamara de Lempicka...

Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Jersey City, New Jersey

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