The treasure we have to give to the world is not us, our speeches, our pastoral tricks. The only, true, immeasurable treasure is him: Jesus. In the garden of the Church, everyone has the right to their own personality, to their own spirituality, to their own charisms, lived, however, always and only in communion with … Read more
Rita Girones Passion and heart rule here. A Mexican citizen for 20 years, by right and conviction, Cristina was born in Chicago, but she has now lived in Mexico for 41 years. Her extraordinary charm for recounting experiences, dishes and artisan hands, makes her a natural anthropologist. She has been publishing a weekly report on … Read more
On January 2, 2023, the Church celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, on January 2, 1873 in Alençon. An anniversary with which Unesco is associated for the 2022-2023 biennium. A strong sign, which shows that Thérèse’s influence extends far beyond the Church and believers: as a woman of peace, … Read more
Marthe, Marthe, you feel alone. Alone, you who work, alone, you who are at work, alone, you who labor and worry, alone, you who worry about receiving as best you can the Lord who has entered your home, your house. Why do you feel alone, so alone? Is that just a bit of petty, entirely … Read more
You are one click away from knowing the story better than anyone else. KNOW MORE Enjoy the special historical Atlas edition at a special price for being a subscriber. SEE MORE One day in April 1819, a group of officers of the British East India Company who were on maneuvers in the Sahyadri mountains, in … Read more
A member of the penitential brotherhood places a painting in one of the rooms of the temple. / Carlos Thick Valladolid The Brotherhood of the Holy Passion of Christ has a rich heritage The history of the capital is inextricably linked to the future of the Brotherhood of the Holy Passion of Christ. A chronology … Read more
It is not out of place at all under the clay vaults of the hermitages: it treasures a certain aspect of an anchorite with its white Pantocrator beard and its deep, intense gaze, at times unfathomable. He admits that when he takes refuge in these natural caves that were, according to legend, the shelter of … Read more
Moaning with all his broad muzzle, the furious bull, maddened by a stinger who goaded him, tore himself from the ground. Hampered by the feet to the hind legs of the animal, a serene man blesses with his long hand two weeping women, as well as anyone who stops in front of the representation of … Read more
The relics of the patron saint of the city, and his priceless treasure, to make even the English crown jewels pale, kept in a chapel that is part of the cathedral, but does not belong to it, because it belongs to the people of this city where ” nothing is as it seems ”, and … Read more
L’Opera Ballet of Flanders programs at the end of the 21/22 season a little-known piece from the romantic repertoire: Robert Schumann’s Faust, which is an oratorio based on Goethe’s mythical work. This Flemish version is directed by the extraordinary Philippe Herreweghe, with videos by German visual artist Julian Rosefeldt. Faust’s Redemption Composed between 1844 and … Read more