Our Lady of Perpetual Help: the Icon’s Hidden Meanings
Our Lady of Perpetual Help is a Byzantine icon of the Virgin and Child, painted in tempera on a wood…
Our Lady of Częstochowa: the Scarred Black Madonna’s Story
Our Lady of Częstochowa, known across the world as the Black Madonna of Jasna Góra, is a medieval icon of…
Black Madonna: Meaning, Secrets & Mysteries
The Black Madonna is one of the most arresting mysteries of Christian art: hundreds of images of the Virgin Mary,…
Saint Dymphna, Patron Saint of Anxiety: A Story of Hope
Saint Dymphna is the patron saint of anxiety, depression and mental health, an Irish princess of the seventh century who…
Saint Dymphna Prayers for Anxiety (+ 9-Day Novena)
When anxiety will not loosen its grip, generations of Catholics have turned to Saint Dymphna, the young Irish martyr venerated…
7 Famous Saint Cecilia Paintings, from Raphael to Waterhouse
Saint Cecilia is the patron saint of music, and for five hundred years she has been one of the most…
Saint Cecilia: Why She’s the Patron Saint of Music
Saint Cecilia is the patron saint of music, one of the most honoured martyrs of the early Roman Church, a…
St. Jude Novena: 9 Days of Prayer When All Seems Lost
When a cause seems truly lost, generations of Christians have turned to Saint Jude Thaddeus, the apostle and friend of…
Saint Jude Thaddeus: Patron of Hope & Impossible Causes
Saint Jude Thaddeus is the patron saint of hope and of hopeless causes, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus…
Mary, Untier of Knots: The Baroque Painting Pope Francis Made Famous
Mary, Untier of Knots, also known as Our Lady, Undoer of Knots, is both a Baroque painting and the Marian…