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Like a protagonist in a novel by John Cheever, I mark the year’s passing with the changes in the liturgy. Hence, the feast of St. Michael the Archangel alerts me to the arrival of October, with the…
The 16th-century Portuguese painter and art critic Francisco da Hollanda hailed his contemporary, the Flemish artist Simon Bening, as the greatest master of illumination (the decoration of manuscripts) in all of Europe. While boning up on Bening,…
When David came face to face with the Philistine giant named Goliath, he did not boast of his weapon ( he only had a slingshot), his strength (his body was small) or his company (he was alone).…
His name is Kikoy. The pup’s master is named Kiko. Such is the latter’s love for his pet that he christened him with a derivative of his name. That love was proven one day this month when…
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