Today, 21 July, the Church commemorates the birth of St. Philip Neri. For this event we offer a text taken from the book San Camillo e i suoi amici – Arte e Ordini religiosi tra Rinascimento e Barocco  (‘St. Camillus and

In La penitente del Vangelo S. Maria Maddalena, di p. Giovanni Sandigliano, M.I. The Divine Saviour promised that the name of Mary Magdalene would be venerated wherever the Gospel was preached. The words of Jesus have been completely fulfilled. The

The goodness of Jesus, the sweetness with which he treated her, must have struck the soul of Mary Magdalene who was so sensitive and thoughtful! She could never forget that majestic and tender face, that very pure and penetrating eye,