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Contents1 What is a duomo?2 What is a basilica?3 What is a cathedral? What is the difference between a duomo and a cathedral? And between a cathedral and a basilica? Three types of religious buildings that are similar to each other, yet defined by precise…
Contents1 What are litanies and why “Lauretan”?2 When is the Litany of Loreto recited?3 The structure of the litanies Having become part of the recitation of the Rosary, the Litany of Loreto represents one of the oldest and most popular forms of Marian devotion. The…
Contents1 800 years since the death of Saint Francis2 Saint Francis National Holiday3 Celebrations and initiatives In 2026, the feast of Saint Francis will coincide with the Eighth Centenary of the Saint of Assisi. On this occasion, it will once again be recognised as an…
Contents1 What is the First Confession2 The First Confession explained to children.3 Thoughts for the First Confession First Confession is a fundamental moment for the spiritual growth of a child, because it teaches him the concept of Repentance and divine forgiveness and prepares him to…
Contents1 The life of Saint Mark2 The symbol of the Evangelist Mark3 The patron saint of Venice Saint Mark the Evangelist, patron saint of Venice, was a missionary with Saint Paul and a disciple of Saint Peter. He founded the Coptic Church in Egypt and…
Spiritual discernment is a gift from God that helps us in the knowledge of ourselves and of life, and the Holy Spirit is our guide The term discernment has a very broad meaning, and even within Christian Catholic spirituality it can take on different meanings…
Saint Expeditus the Martyr is invoked for urgent and desperate causes. Here is how his cult originated and spread Praying for a grace should never be done in haste. Yet it is also true that today, and even more so in the past, men and…
Contents1 How many parables of Jesus are there2 Parables common to the four Gospels3 Parables common to the three Gospels4 Parables common to two Gospels5 Parables exclusive to the Gospel according to Mark6 Parables exclusive to the Gospel according to Matthew7 Parables exclusive to the…
Contents1 Who are the witnesses to the faith?2 What does it mean to be witnesses to the faith?3 Some stories of faith For a Christian, the testimony of faith is not just a declaration of one’s belief. Faith becomes daily action, mercy, service to others,…
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 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…