france

  • 35,000 words… not

    35,000 words… not

    A picture is worth a thousand words — and these are worth thirty-five thousand. A photo…

  • I touched the Crown of Thorns

    I touched the Crown of Thorns

    In 2012, I venerated the Crown of Thorns in Notre Dame Cathedral — a relic of…

  • Annecy, France

    Annecy, France

    A detour from Turin to venerate the relics of St François de Sales and St Jane…

  • Dead since 1879

    Dead since 1879

    St Bernadette Soubirous in Nevers — her incorrupt body, the compulsion to pray the rosary, and…

  • Musee d’Orsay rehang

    Musee d’Orsay rehang

    A visit to the newly rehanged Musée d’Orsay in Paris — impressionism, the new layout, and…

  • Paris je t’aime

    Paris je t’aime

    The Miraculous Medal chapel, Rue du Bac, St Thérèse in Lisieux, and the deep consolation of…

  • St Jehanne d’Arc

    St Jehanne d’Arc

    The life, martyrdom and ongoing presence of St Joan of Arc — burnt at the stake…

  • The spiritual and pastry pinnacles of Paris

    The spiritual and pastry pinnacles of Paris

    Veneration of the Crown of Thorns at Notre Dame, the crystal reliquary, the Knights of the…