Discernment
Sometime in the early 1990′s a man, an art historian, paid a visit to a Jesuit house in Dublin. Over the fireplace was hanging a painting which caught his attention. It was a painting of “The Taking of Christ” by Carravagio. It was presumed by all to be a copy if they ever considered it [...]
Suffering
Some years ago, in a rural village in Scotland there lived two families who on the surface had much in common. Each family had four children of around the same age, of whom the youngest was a boy. This being a farming community, having a son is highly prized as families like to leave the [...]
