Caravaggio’s Incredulity of St Thomas
June 26th 2026
“Incredulity of St Thomas”, c. 1601/02, Caravaggio, Bildergalerie, Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam, Germany. On Friday we celebrate the Feast of the Apostle St Thomas, remembered above all as “Doubting Thomas”. Caravaggio’s image of the saint placing his finger into the
Jan Brueghel’s Sermon on the Mount
June 12th 2026
“The Sermon on the Mount” Jan Bruegel the Elder, 1598, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. This is Brueghel’s painting of the Sermon on the Mount. A large crowd has gathered in a clearing at the edge
O’ Kelly’s Mass in a Connemara Cabin
June 6th 2026
“Mass in a Conemara Cabin”, Aloyius O’Kelly, 1883, National Gallery of Ireland A young priest gives the final blessing at Mass. He wears white vestments, and an image of the Sacred Heart in the background suggests that the Mass may
