Archive for August 2026
Unnecessary things? St. Clare of Assisi
What unnecessary things and mental clutter do you have in your life? What steps can you take to get rid of it? Today (August 11th), Catholics remember St. Clare of Assisi (1194-1253), at age 18 renounced her noble background, committed her life to Christ, and took a vow of radical poverty. A spiritual friend of…
Read MoreAlbrecht Durer and Lucas Cranach the Elder
On August fifth every year, Christians who have saint days honor two amazing artists who lived in the same epoch, called the German Renaissance. One is Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), known for his woodcuts, engravings, paintings, and printmaking. His paintings such as “Young Hare” (1502) come alive, with detail all the way down to the…
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