b. 4 October 1841 — d. 19 January 1925 In memory of Maria Sophia of Bavaria, Queen of the Two Sicilies and Heroine of Gaeta, we pray for the...

The Agnus Dei Knights of Columbus Council #12361 marked their Annual Festa di Sant’Antonio Abate at St. Josaphat’s Oratory, under the care o...

On Saturday evening, members and friends of the San Rocco Society of Potenza in New York gathered in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, for our Annual...

A new title that may be of interest to our readers. Available at Amazon.com • Byzantine Bari: A History of Southern Italy's Struggle Aga...

New music that may interest our readers. • Alessandro Scarlatti: Vieni, O Notte performed by Francesca Aspromonte, Boris Begelman, and Arse...

Photo by New York Scugnizzo

In Marseille

Memories linger. Imprinted forever, like The bite of a shark. ~ haiku by Troy Southgate, Where the Thames Flows into the Shinano In response...

In Napoli

b. Napoli, 16 January 1836 – d. Arco, 27 December 1894 In memory of Servant of God, King Francesco II of the Two Sicilies, we offer a prayer...

Archival photograph by the author In my case, flight was transformed into the luxury of   solitude . ~ Ernst Jünger,  Eumeswil  (1977) On th...

A forthcoming title that may be of interest to our readers. Available at Amazon.com • Naples as Laboratory: Style Options, Artistic Rivalry,...

The Meditation on the Passion , ca. 1490, oil and tempera on wood, Vittore Carpaccio Thought I’d share a few bonus pics from our visi...

b. 3 December 1883 — d. 13 January 1973 Signore misericordioso, Ti ringraziamo di avercelo dato per Maestro, ed offriamo a Te oggi il nostro...

Holy Family with an Angel , ca. 1490, tempera on canvas, transferred from wood, Raffaellino del Garbo Dómine Jesu Christe, qui Mariæ et Jose...