A Penitent Blogger

Mindful of my imperfections, seeking to know Truth more deeply and to live Love more fully.

Quid sum miser tunc dicturus? Quem patronum rogaturus? Cum vix iustus sit securus?
Recordare, Iesu pie, Quod sum causa tuae viae: Ne me perdas illa die...

Thursday, November 18, 2004

Church and Sword

Statue of St. Paul in front of the Basilica of St. Apul's Outside the Walls - click for wider angle

(Statues and icons of St. Paul often show him bearing a sword: the sword being the Word of God, which was wielded so well through him.)

The Basilica of St. Paul's "Outside the Walls" may be neither as famous or nor as spectacular as St. Peter's, but it does have its own majesty.