The Visio Files: 20.05.2026
The Reidersche Tafel
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Dear reader,
Due to how my week is playing out there won’t be a new article this Saturday. Instead I’ll republish something from the ancient days of my writing and add a thought to it.
Tonight I’m speaking to a group of Auckland Catholic tertiary students for one of their regular events. I expect there will be non-Catholics in the room too. On Friday, which usually has some time devoted to writing for Saturday, I’ll be in Auckland for the Media Awards that night.
Since last Thursday marked the Ascension, and many churches celebrated it on Sunday, today’s piece of art is, from what I’m aware, the oldest known depiction of the Ascension, with some brief reflections.
