Two Lamps

Two Lamps

September 2026

The Confessional at San Giovanni Rotondo
Two Lamps, Issue 21: Saints Padre Pio & John Vianney, the confessional in the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, San Giovanni Rotondo, in the autumn of…
The Study at the Roman College
Two Lamps, Issue 20: Saint Robert Bellarmine and Saint Hildegard of Bingen, Bellarmine's study at the Roman College, an autumn afternoon in 1585
The Cell at Cartagena
Two Lamps, Issue 19: Saint Peter Claver and Saint John Chrysostom, the Jesuit residence in Cartagena de Indias, an evening in 1625 as a slave ship…
The Chapel on the Caelian Hill
Two Lamps, Issue 18: Saint Gregory the Great and Saint Augustine of Canterbury, the small chapel at the monastery of Saint Andrew on the Caelian Hill in…
Lamplight 04: Notes on August
Two Lamps Companion - Issues 14 through 17 - August 2026

August 2026

The Room in Lima
Two Lamps, Issue 17: Saint Rose of Lima and Saint Bartholomew the Apostle, a small guest room in the house of Don Gonzalo de la Maza, Lima, Viceroyalty…
The Room at the Hospital
Two Lamps, Issue 16: Saint Alberto Hurtado and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, the Hospital of the Catholic University at Santiago de Chile, an afternoon in…
The Cell at Auschwitz
Two Lamps, Issue 15: Saint Maximilian Kolbe and Saint Maximilian the Martyr, cell 18 of block 11 at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the night of August 13 into…
The Basement at St. Mary's
Two Lamps, Issue 14: Blessed Michael McGivney and Saint Cajetan of Thiene, the basement meeting room at St. Mary's Church, New Haven, Connecticut, the…
Lamplight 03: Notes on July
Two Lamps Companion - Issues 10 through 13 - July 2026
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