Aeolipile (steam blower), South German, Augsburg, or Bohemian, Prague (Czech Republic), ca. 1590-1600, bronze with dark patina, silver After...

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Re-bagging and boarding my old comic books has been on my to-do list for longer than I care to admit. What I imagined would be a simple afte...

Salome with the Head of John the Baptist , ca. 1876, Gustave Moreau (1826-1898) On August 29th, the Church commemorates the Passion of St. J...

A new title that may be of interest to our readers. Available at Amazon.com • History of the Young Francesco II of Naples by Romualdo M. De...

Sant'Ermete di Roma, ora pro nobis August 28th is the Feast of St. Hermes of Rome, Martyr. Although few details of his life can now be e...

Into the wood, into the wood inside, let it go ~ Roma Amor, Into the Wood By day, New York City drowns the soul beneath glass, concrete, dea...

Paula Gambra Mariné, a prominent member of Spain’s Carlist movement and head of the Margaritas of the Comunión Tradicionalista, died in Sego...

Mosaic with head of Medusa within a shield design, Roman, second half of the 1st century BC From the floor of one of Pompeii’s grandest hous...

Patriotism is a natural sentiment, deeply rooted in the human spirit, which springs, in a certain way, from the divine precept to honor and ...

Santa Rosalia, ora pro nobis Tuesday evening, we joined the crowds in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, for the 52nd Feast of Santa Rosalia, the belove...

Nothing beats a good stoop sale and the hunt for old books and other hidden treasures.

Santa Patrizia di Constantinopoli, ora pro nobis Among the many saints who have accompanied me since my reversion, few have affected my life...

Saint Michael the Archangel, Andrea della Robbia (1435-1525), ca. 1475, glazed terracotta Before seeing the newly opened Rediscovering Dell...