For hundreds of years, the Good Friday procession commemorating the death of Jesus has been an important religious ritual in Tuscania, a small medieval city in Italy. Attended mostly by the local citizens, this Friday I was once again in the crowd. This time I noticed several important things. First, at the end of the…
So I went to the little peninsula of Sirmione, jutting out into Lake Guarda. Not quite what I expected, but I did take a few photos.
Like most churches in Italy, the really wonderful art is hidden in shadows, illuminated only two or three times a year on Easter or Christmas. So when you visit, you’re likely not to be able to see what’s really there. Here’s part of the ceiling of the Arezzo Cathedral as you would see it. Pretty…
So often in Catholic churches in Italy the conversion decision is portrayed in stark relief. Here’s something from Chiesa di San Vitale in Parma. You get to decide which path you want to choose (and notice who is in the “comforting” one): This? Or this?
