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...

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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September 10, 2026

A Daughter of Ancient Etruria

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Terracotta statue of a young woman , Etruscan, late 4th-early 3rd century B.C. It was during a recent visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Ar...

More Postcards from Napoli (Part 1)

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My friend’s journey through Napoli continues, and so do the photographs arriving from his travels. This latest collection includes the Museo...

100th Annual Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy, NY

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September 9, 2026

Remembering Il Vate

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One of my earliest memories of flight. As a young boy at the historic Ward’s Kiddie Park in Coney Island, I was endlessly drawn to the littl...

Feast of the Stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi at the Basilica of St. Stanislaus in Chicopee, Massachusetts

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September 8, 2026

Remembering Maria Carolina of Austria, Queen of Naples and Sicily

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13 August, 1752 — 8 September, 1814 In memory of Maria Carolina of Austria, Queen of Naples and Sicily, we pray for the happy repose of her ...

Among the Ancients at the Met

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Marble bust of Herodotos A recent visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art offered an opportunity to linger among the antiquities of ancient ...