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A couple of random book notes: The Banquet:Dining in the Great Courts of Late Renaissance Europe  was a book I plucked from the “New Arrivals” shelf. Of course.  I gave it a quick read last week, and enjoyed it on a variety of different levels. First, it’s interesting and thought-provoking to consider what people in…

The Sistine Chapel is, of course, a chapel. Larger than many parish churches, but tiny compared to St. Peter’s. It is named after Pope Sixtus VI, in whose honor it was built in the 15th century. Its function has always been closely related to Papal business – gatherings of the Papal Chapel or meetings of…

Via Aid to the Church in Need: Königstein/Ts. Bishop Cornelius Kipng’eno Arap Korir of the West Kenyan diocese of Eldoret informed the International Catholic Charity “Aid to the Church in Need” that most of the estimated one hundred persons killed during the riots of the past few days in his diocese have still not been…

Tomorrow, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Pope Benedict will be celebrating Mass in the Sistine Chapel and afterwards baptizing some babies, as has been the custom. The news has come down that for Mass, the original altar built in and for the Chapel will be utilized. And you know what that means…. This…
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