April 6, 2026
Buona Pasquetta!
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Frittata di maccheroni In honor of the risen Christ's meeting and subsequent meal with his disciples along the road to Emmaus, a small t...
Christus Resurrexit, Alleluia!—Faith, Family, and Our Time-Honored Easter Traditions
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Sanctuary with a beautifully decorated High Altar and Risen Christ Following the solemn Traditional Latin High Mass at Our Lady of Peace Chu...
A Most Thoughtful Easter Bunny
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Many thanks to the Easter Bunny for a set of wonderfully tailored gifts this year. Three pairs of art socks—featuring Wolfgang Amadeus Mozar...
The New Catholic Forum Retreat
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April 5, 2026
Happy Birthday Princess Camilla di Borbone!
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HRH was born in Rome, Italy on April 5, 1971 Photo courtesy of Real Casa di Borbone Happy Birthday to Princess Camilla di Borbone–Two Sicili...
Photo of the Week: April, from the Months of Lucas at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Wool and silk Design attributed to the Master of the Months of Lucas (Netherlandish, active ca. 1535), ca. 1535; later additions by Pierre J...
Easter Tuesday at St. Mary of Mt. Virgin Church in New Brunswick, New Jersey
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April 4, 2026
Via Crucis: Solemn Candlelight Good Friday Procession in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
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The statue of the Dead Christ is carried in procession Under the leadership of retired Bishop Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio, approximately 1,500...
New Book — Caravaggio in Early Modern Sicily
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A new title that may be of interest to our readers. Available at Amazon.com • Caravaggio in Early Modern Sicily (Visual Culture in Early Mo...
Ponderable Quote on the Neapolitan Uprising of 1798
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General Championnet leading French troops against local forces during the capture of Naples, 1799. Engraving by Jean-Urbain GuĂ©rin (1760–183...
Pasquetta Party at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish Center in Lyndhurst, New Jersey
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April 3, 2026
Celebrating Maundy Thursday and the Feast of San Francesco di Paola
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After Mass and visiting the altars of repose on Holy Thursday, I broke my Lenten fast with a light meal and a bottle of Paulaner bier in hon...
Simple Pleasures: A Small Reliquary of Quiet Devotion
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Recently acquired by a friend, this modest oval reliquary speaks to a deeply personal form of faith once carried close to the body. On its f...
Holy Saturday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Jersey City, New Jersey
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April 2, 2026
Reflections on Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater
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The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts As Good Friday approaches and I reflect on our Lord’s Passion, I am r...
In Search of the Villa of the Mysteries 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 th...
A Chance Find, a Lingering Dream, and The Deceivers
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(L-R) 1952 hardback and 1998 softcover editions of The Deceivers by John Masters, alonside a sealed box of Frazetta Series I trading cards ...
Questioning Tolerance: A Review of Gianandrea de Antonellis’ “Praise of Intolerance”
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Fraternité (1893) by Adolphe Willette (1857-1926) portrays a revolutionary scrawling fraternity in blood on a wall while holding a severed ...
Good Friday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Jersey City, New Jersey
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