Today is the feast of St. Robert Bellarmine (d. 1621), the important Jesuit bishop and theologian. Or is it? With all respect to my Jesuit brothers and the universal church, for whom today is the ...

In a previous article, I mentioned that my third favorite Christian holiday after Easter and Christmas was the Feast of the Transverberation of St. Teresa of Ávila (Aug. 26). I’m greatly devoted to ...

The wounds of Christ's passion and death and the stigmata given to some Christians over the centuries are reminders of "the pain Jesus suffered in his flesh out of love for us and for our salvation," ...

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124 x 90 cm. (48.8 x 35.4 in.) Cossiau, Jan Joost van - Follower of: St Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata. (Flanders c. 1664-1732) Oil on canvas, mounted on wood. 124 x 90 cm. - Strong signs of ...

The Catholic Church has a long and controversial history of the faithful claiming to have had visions of the Virgin Mary, of statues that purportedly wept blood tears and stigmata that erupted on ...