Caravaggio’s Suppers at Emmaus
Born ‘Michelangelo Merisi’ in 1571, the Italian artist is best known by the name of the township where he grew up, “Caravaggio.” After a lackluster apprenticeship in Milan, Caravaggio ventured to Rome, and by the age of twenty he was causing scandal, not only because of his volatile character and temper, but also because of his controversial painting methods.
Fr. Terry Miller
Apr 16
The Empty Cross
Walking into a Christian church, one of the cues that helps to tell you whether you are in a Roman Catholic church or Protestant church is the presence of either the crucifix (Catholic) or the cross (Protestant). The crucifix, displaying the crucified Jesus, often hangs above the altar, while the bare cross more often than not sits on the altar table or on a shelf behind it.
Fr. Terry Miller
Apr 13
Cultivating Virtue
In 1279, a Dominican monk known as Frère Laurent produced—whether by original composition or careful compilation—the Somme le roi, a handbook of moral instruction prepared for King Philip III of France.
Fr. Terry Miller
Feb 4
John the Baptist Baptizes Jesus at the Odney
Stanley Spencer (British), The Baptism , 1952 John Baptizes Jesus at the Odney Pool You had not known you belonged to such a region until Spencer took you there, until he showed you Cookham, where God made a detour down High Street, past Fernlea to the Odney Pool, mineral-laced water near the Thames where the artist once swam as a child. All’s inverted now. Heaven’s here-- in the languid pool, where, amid the bathers in their ordinary, black-knit suits, God’s only Son’s
Fr. Terry Miller
Feb 4
The Lost Lamb
"The Last Lamb" by Abigail Washburn and Jingli Jurca
Fr. Terry Miller
Sep 11, 2025