September 5, 2026

Postcards from Napoli

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One of the pleasures of the past few days has been receiving photographs from a friend traveling through Naples with his family. Each new pi...

Ponderable Quote: The Final Proclamation of SG King Francesco II of the Two Sicilies to His Neapolitan Subjects

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Servant of God King Francesco II of the Two Sicilies (1836-1894) On September 5, 1860, King Francesco II of the Two Sicilies left Naples for...

96th Annual Feast of Our Lady of Miracles of Mussomeli at St. Anthony Oratory in Buffalo, New York

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September 4, 2026

In Search of Circe and Scylla with the Ghost of the Count of Sciancato

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In Search of… with the Ghost of the Count of Sciancato explores mysteries where history and legend blur and conjecture begins—along with the...

Requiem Mass at the Shrine Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament in Raritan, New Jersey

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September 3, 2026

Revolutionary Abstraction

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Scène de Juillet 1830 (Les Drapeaux) , 1830, Léon Cogniet, Musée des Beaux-Arts d’Orléans. Painted to glorify the July Revolution, Cogniet p...

Feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni at St. John Vianney Church in Colonia, New Jersey

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September 2, 2026

She: A Haunting Vision of Lost Worlds

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“Often I sit alone at night, staring with the eyes of the mind into the darkness of unborn time, and wondering in what shape and form the gr...

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

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Simple Pleasures — Napoli or Nothing

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Spotted this Napoli or Nothing sticker on the bar at the Italian American Emporium in Little Italy, New York. The bar is slowly becoming a ...
September 1, 2026

Buon Capodanno Bizantino! Happy New Year to Our Byzantine Brethren!

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In the Byzantine Rite September 1st is the beginning of a new liturgical year. For centuries, Byzantine civilization flourished in Southern ...

Views from the Far North: Friends' Journey Through Iceland

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Leif Erikson monument in front of Hallgrímskirkja Church,  Reykjavik Friends recently returned from Iceland and shared photographs from ...