Category: Virgin Mary

Madonna: The False Prophet and Self-Appointed Idol

Madonna has a new spread and interview in Vanity Fair Italia, in which she poses as the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. Even though we have come to expect her shock factor, this latest display is a mockery of Christianity and creates a new level of overt idolatry. The Vanity Fair interview panders to Madonna’s…


The Sweet Melancholy of Foretold Destiny

The interview with Vincent Delieuvin below has been edited for brevity and clarity. This subject, this composition, “The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne,” is really very symbolic. Leonardo da Vinci spent nearly 20 years conceiving it. From 1500 to his death in 1519, he never stopped perfecting every detail, and transforming his ideas. For…


Lilies of the Virgin Mary: An Easter Reflection

Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. —Luke 12:27 Lilies are a powerful symbol throughout the Christian Bible, and this becomes most apparent during Easter. In traditional European art, lilies are…