August 18, 2026

Evviva San Rocco! A Look at the 137th Annual Feast of San Rocco di Potenza in Little Italy, New York

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San Rocco di Montpellier, ora pro nobis Photos courtesy of Pasquale De Davide

Friday Convivio at St. Peter's Church in New York, NY

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August 17, 2026

The Green Fairy from the Town of Herbs

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Apparently determined to outdo the friend who just brought me back a reliquary from the Santuario di San Michele Arcangelo in Monte Sant’An...

A Postcard from the Gates of Hell

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Postcard of Auguste Rodin's La Porte de l’Enfer Back in July , a dear friend sent me a photograph of Auguste Rodin’s La Porte de l’Enfe...

Photo of the Week: The Colossal Head of Augustus in the Cortile della Pigna, Vatican Museums (III)

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The Colossal Head of Augustus, dating from the 1st century AD, is displayed on the east wall of the open-air Cortile della Pigna (Courtyar...
August 16, 2026

Under the Mantle of the Glorious Pilgrim

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San Rocco di Montpellier, ora pro nobis Each year, as the Feast of the Assumption yields to the Feast of San Rocco, I find myself returning ...

52nd Anniversary Celebration in Honor of Santa Rosalia in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn

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Celebrating Ferragosto

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Focaccia Barese Ferragosto has been a cherished day of celebration in Italy for more than two millennia. Its origins lie in the Feriae Augus...
August 15, 2026

A Changing of the Guard at Ernesto il disingannato

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We extend our sincere gratitude to Professor Gianandrea de Antonellis for his many years of dedicated service as founder and Director of Ern...

Simple Pleasures: A Gift from Monte Sant’Angelo

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San Michele Arcangelo, ora pro nobis There are few gifts more meaningful than those that carry the memory of a holy place. Just in time for ...

Feast St. Hyacinth at Corpus Christi Church in South River, New Jersey

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August 14, 2026

The Tears of St. Lawrence

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San Lorenzo, ora pro nobis Unable to sleep, last night I crept into the backyard with a glass of absinthe and looked toward the heavens. The...

Viva 'o Rre! Happy Birthday King Francesco I of the Two Sicilies

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b. Napoli, 14 August 1777 – d. Napoli, 8 November 1830 In memory of King Francesco I of the Two Sicilies, we pray for the happy repose of hi...

Among the Shelves: Treasures in a Friend’s Library

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Il Blasone in Sicilia ( The Blazon in Sicily ), presented in its protective clamshell box Recently, I had the pleasure of exploring a frien...