Religion

Contents1 Last Supper and Jesus’ arrest2 Before Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin3 Pontius Pilate and Jesus4 Crucifixion The trial of Jesus, as narrated in the New Testament Gospels, is one of the central events of Christianity. The Trial of Jesus represents one of the first, dramatic acts of…

Contents1 The Gospel of the Samaritan woman2 Who was the Samaritan woman3 The Parable of the Samaritan woman’s meaning. With the meeting with the Samaritan woman at the well, Jesus reveals his identity as Messiah and speaks revolutionary words, anticipating the work of evangelisation of…

Contents1 The Beatitudes in Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount2 Sermon on the Mount: meaning3 The Lord’s Prayer With the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus offers a new vision of the divine law, offering a revolutionary model of conduct based on love and forgiveness The Sermon on…

Contents1 What the parable of the Good Samaritan teaches us2 Who represents the Good Samaritan?3 Who’s next in the parable of the Good Samaritan?4 The Parable of the Good Samaritan for Children The parable of the Good Samaritan teaches us that love and compassion know…

The healing of the paralytic in Capernaum is one of the many miracles of Jesus, but it contains a series of profound meanings worth exploring. The healing of the paralytic of Capernaum is an episode described in the synoptic Gospels (Mk 2:1-12; Mt 9:1-8; Lk 5:17-26). According to…

Contents1 The first episode of Jesus’ public life2 Jesus in the Desert3 The ministry of Jesus in Galilee4 The Final Ministry in Jerusalem From the Baptism in the Jordan to the triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The three years of Jesus’ public life that changed the…

Contents1 Why Does Jesus Compare Himself to the Good Shepherd?2 Prayer to Jesus the Good Shepherd3 When Is Jesus the Good Shepherd Celebrated? On the fourth Sunday of Easter, the liturgy celebrates Jesus the Good Shepherd. Where does this image of Christ originate? We are…

Contents1 What Does Laetare Sunday Mean?2 What Is Gaudete Sunday?3 The Rose Chasuble: Its Meaning Situated within two penitential and anticipatory periods of the liturgical year, Gaudete Sunday and Laetare Sunday celebrate the joy of faith and the hopeful anticipation of believers. Anyone who claims…

Contents1 What is egg tempera2 The pictorial technique of egg tempera in sacred icons3 Egg tempera: recipe Sacred icons: genuine expressions of religiosity, symbolic works that transcend art. How are they painted? Discovering egg tempera Much of the deep symbolism that permeates sacred icons comes from the…

The expulsion of the merchants from the Temple of Jerusalem represents an act of rebellion by Jesus against a now outdated and corrupted religious tradition, in favour of the new purity of spirit and the hope that He came to bring. Among the many episodes…

Contents1 Why is freedom of religion a right?2 When was freedom of religion born?3 Why is Article 19 crucial?4 What is the only limit to religious freedom? Freedom of religion is a fundamental human right, defined by many national constitutions. That’s why it’s so important.…

Contents1 What Does the Dedication of a Church Mean?2 The Rite of the Dedication of a Church3 The Parts of the Rite For the Christian religion, the dedication of the church is a moment of fundamental importance. It is the solemn consecration of a new…

Contents1 The annulment of the marriage at the Sacra Rota2 The causes of the annulment of the marriage3 The encyclical Amoris Laetitia of Pope Francis4 Can divorced people get married in church? Marriage annulment: when love is not enough. The Catholic Church allows it, but…

Contents1 Nek2 Walter Nudo3 Claudia Koll4 Sylvester Stallone5 Antonio Banderas6 Andrea Bocelli7 Al Pacino8 Justin Bieber9 Jonathan Roumie10 Mel Gibson Actors and singers, soubrettes and directors. 10 famous religious conversions that show us how, before God and faith, we are only men and women in…

The Sacred Belt kept in Prato is a Marian relic of great importance, the centre of a devotion that has lasted for eight hundred years. Among the many Christian relics that have always characterised the Catholic religion, arousing popular devotion and gathering crowds of faithful…

Contents1 The meaning of consecrated life2 How and when the World Day of Consecrated Life takes place3 The bond with the Candlemas Consecrated Life Day recognises the valuable contribution of men and women who have chosen to consecrate their lives to God. On 2 February…

Contents1 Faith as a source of inspiration2 The Ghirelli Rosaries3 Magnificat Rosalet: the most beautiful rosary in the world on Holyart A new evolution of prayer jewellery, Ghirelli Rosaries seal an unbreakable bond between the wearer and heaven. Unique, precious, from every point of view.…

Contents1 The Properties of Palo Santo2 How to Burn Palo Santo3 Palo Santo Incense Let us get to know Palo Santo, a valuable tropical plant with strongly aromatic wood and precious properties. The first curiosity that Palo Santo arouses in us comes from its name:…