Life of Saint Catherine of Siena & Other Works by Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, Siena 1398–1482)
Giovanni di Paolo paintings at the MET
Saint Catherine of Siena at the Beheading of Niccolò di Tuldo
"I have just received a head in my hands, which was of such sweetness to me that the heart cannot think, nor tongue speak, nor eye see, nor ear hear of it..."
Žižek on Michelangelo’s drawing of Christ on the Cross
For the first time in the history of painting, an artist tried to capture Christ's abandonment by God-Father.
Met Cloisters in April
A trip to the Met Cloisters on a day in April
Saint Catherine of Siena receiving the stigmata
Mid-Lent is about consciously uniting our suffering with joy in anticipation of the miracle of the resurrection
The Bird with Golden Wings
Excerpt from a letter written by Simone Weil
Slavoj Žižek — In Defence of Christianity
Short Youtube clip of Zizek: "what dies on the cross is God beyond Himself" / the mystery of belief / believing through others (canned laughter) / believing there is someone who believes
God’s Revelation to the Human Heart (1981): Fr. Seraphim Rose
Restored Recording of Fr. Seraphim Rose, 1981
The Armor of God
Teachings on the armor of God for the unseen warfare
On the Resurrection of Christ
Excerpt from The Light of Christ, by Thomas Joseph White, OP
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