By Joynel Fernandes – As Catholics all around the world queue and walk up the aisle to receive Holy Communion at times doubt, delusion or
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A Visual Sermon By a Jesuit Priest
By Binu Alexander – Daily wage earners in South 24 Parganas near Kolkata still worry about their next meal. They have no fixed income or decent
Read moreTemptation v/s Virtue: ‘The Triptych of Temptation of St. Anthony’ by Hieronymus Bosch (1501 – Part 1)
By Joynel Fernandes – Eccentric and secret genius that he was, Bosch not only moved the heart but scandalized it into full awareness.’ – Wendy
Read moreRecounting 557 Days of Terrorist Captivity in War-Torn Yemen
Review by Sr. Dr. Teresa Joseph, FMA – By The Grace of God – An Autobiography, Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil, SDB Published by Kristu Jyoti Publications
Read moreUp & Onwards: The Iconography of the Ascension in Art Through the Ages
By Joynel Fernandes – It is the fortieth day after Resurrection. We are back to the square where Jesus entered into His Passion – The
Read moreBook Review: The Cistercian Outlook
By Subhasis Chattopadhyay – The Cambridge Companion to the Cistercian Order edited by Mette Birkedal Brunn. Cambridge University Press, 2013. Xiii+321 pp. Rs 550/-. It
Read moreSunday With a Saint: ‘The Finding of the Body of Saint Mark’ by Tintoretto
By Joynel Fernandes – It was a cold moonless night. Below the gloomy sky two figures hurried through the town, making their way to the
Read moreFilm on Blessed Rani Maria in the Works
By Verghese V Joseph – An internationally acclaimed documentary film maker, cameraman and photographer – Shaison P. Ouseph – plans to produce a film on
Read moreThe Sacrament of Sacrifice: ‘The Door of the Fold’ By Sybil Parker (1895)
By Joynel Fernandes – Christ as the Good Shepherd is one of the most endearing and abiding images in Catholic faith and tradition. This theme
Read moreEaster at Emmaus: ‘The Supper at Emmaus’ by Vittore Carpaccio
By Joynel Fernandes – Easter indeed is a time of hope and new beginnings! Yet 2000 years ago on the Sunday of Easter the disciples
Read morePicturing the Passion: ‘The Lamentation Over the Dead’ by Andrea Mantegna
By Joynel Fernandes – ‘It was now about the sixth hour and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, while the
Read morePicturing The Passion: ‘The Entry into Jerusalem’ by Giotto
By Joynel Fernandes – The story of art has been ruled by great artist like Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Botticelli etc. The ‘father figure’
Read morePicturing the Passion: ‘Christ Carrying the Cross’ by Hieronymus Bosch
By Joynel Fernandes – The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls’ – Edgar Allan Poe Hieronymus Bosch (1515 – 1516), a
Read morePicturing the Passion: ‘Christ Carrying the Cross’ by El Greco
By Joynel Fernandes – The best understood symbol of Christianity is undoubtedly the Cross; a dead tree on which was hung the Saviour who brought
Read moreTemple Tantrums: ‘Christ Cleansing the Temple’ by an Unknown Netherlandish Artist
By Joynel Fernandes – We are in the Dutch provinces of the 1500’s. The Dutch Revolt (1568 – 1648) and the Reformation (1517 – 1648)
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