The Small Room at La Strada
Two Lamps, Issue 13: Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Saint Bridget of Sweden, the small room at the church of Santa Maria della Strada, Rome, the night of July 30 into July 31, 1556
Deacon Michael Halbrook
Faith, family, work, and life - all intertwined.
Permanent deacon of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois. Husband, father of four sons, builder of Catholic technology, and writer of essays, fiction, and homilies.
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The Hermitage in Mount Lebanon
Two Lamps, Issue 12: Saint Mary Magdalene and Saint Charbel Makhluf, the Hermitage of Saints Peter and Paul at Annaya, Mount Lebanon, an evening in the third week of December 1898
The Oak at Kildare
Two Lamps, Issue 11: Saint Benedict of Nursia and Saint Brigid of Kildare, the double monastery at Kildare, Ireland, an evening in the late summer of 524
The Room in Turin
Two Lamps, Issue 10: Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati and Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, the upstairs bedroom of the Frassati family house, Via Lamarmora, Turin, the night of July 3, 1925
Lamplight 02: Notes on June and the First Week of July
Two Lamps Companion - Issues 05 through 09 - June and early July 2026
The Convent at Bharananganam
Two Lamps, Issue 09: Saint Thomas the Apostle and Saint Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception, the small infirmary cell at the Franciscan Clarist convent at Bharananganam, Kerala, India, an evening in
The Mountain at La Verna
Two Lamps, Issue 08: Saint Lawrence of Rome and Saint Francis of Assisi, the hermitage at La Verna in the Tuscan Apennines, an evening in late summer 1226
The Infirmary in Rome
Two Lamps, Issue 07: Saint Romuald and Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, the infirmary of the Roman College, an afternoon in mid-June 1591