Relics
Scourge: Between Flagellation and Mortification...
Mortification and Flagellation: Christian Discipline Throughout History A discipline is a small scourge (whip) used as an instrument of penance and flagellation by members of some Christian denominations (including...
Scourge: Between Flagellation and Mortification...
Mortification and Flagellation: Christian Discipline Throughout History A discipline is a small scourge (whip) used as an instrument of penance and flagellation by members of some Christian denominations (including...
Cilice: Between Spiritual Discipline and Religi...
Cilice: Spiritual Asceticism in Religious Tradition The cil was a garment woven from rough goat hair, which was used by soldiers in the Roman army. The term comes from the Greek...
Cilice: Between Spiritual Discipline and Religi...
Cilice: Spiritual Asceticism in Religious Tradition The cil was a garment woven from rough goat hair, which was used by soldiers in the Roman army. The term comes from the Greek...
The Holy Nails:Mysteries and Relics of the Cruc...
We know the story of the Shroud of Turin which would bear the image of Christ and which fueled controversy for a long time, or the crown of thorns which...
The Holy Nails:Mysteries and Relics of the Cruc...
We know the story of the Shroud of Turin which would bear the image of Christ and which fueled controversy for a long time, or the crown of thorns which...
Saint Francis de Sales
Saint Francis de Sales remains one of the most endearing, profound, and influential figures of modern Catholic spirituality. Bishop of Geneva at the turn of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries,...
Saint Francis de Sales
Saint Francis de Sales remains one of the most endearing, profound, and influential figures of modern Catholic spirituality. Bishop of Geneva at the turn of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries,...
Veronica Negroni of Binasco, Veronica of Milan
Among the great figures of Italian spirituality at the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Renaissance, the name of Veronica Negroni, born in Binasco near Milan,...
Veronica Negroni of Binasco, Veronica of Milan
Among the great figures of Italian spirituality at the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Renaissance, the name of Veronica Negroni, born in Binasco near Milan,...
Saint Thomas the Apostle — The witness of doubt...
Among the twelve apostles of Christ, Saint Thomas holds a singular place. Neither a charismatic leader like Peter nor a visionary mystic like John, he is the one whose faith...
Saint Thomas the Apostle — The witness of doubt...
Among the twelve apostles of Christ, Saint Thomas holds a singular place. Neither a charismatic leader like Peter nor a visionary mystic like John, he is the one whose faith...
