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Velázquez’s Christ in the House of Martha and Mary
Diego Velázquez “Christ in the House of Martha and Mary,” 1618. I chose this painting by Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) as the first of many artifacts of Catholic culture through which I will explore...
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A May Garland for Our Lady
May is the month of Mary, a time of new growth and a return to life fitting for the New Eve. Blessed John Henry Newman spoke of how nature itself bears witness to the joy we find in Our Lady: Why is...
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Reflecting on the Visitation through Art
Art enables us to engage in visio divina, a visual contemplation of the Scripture. Each artist attempts to capture particular details and when we put a few works side by side, we can contrast them to...
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Why Technology Certainly Is Not Neutral
Neil Postman aptly described our society as a Technopoly, or what we could also refer to as technocracy – a society fundamentally shaped and ruled by technology. Technology has played a central role...
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Sanctifying the Day with the Angelus
Psalm 55 speaks of crying out to God at morning, noon, and night and Catholics traditionally mark these three key periods of the day by praying the Angelus at six, noon, and six. Sanctifying the key...
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St. Martin’s Day: The Feast that Began the Fast
This website focuses on rebuilding Catholic culture through art, festivity, education, Catholic history and traditions, and a life shaped by prayer. St. Martin of Tours (c.316-97) can be considered...
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Dawn in a Bleared World: Hopkins and Monet
Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-89), an Oxford convert mentored by St. John Henry Newman, stands among the greatest Catholic poets in the English language. After teaching at Newman’s oratory in...
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The Patron Saint against Plague and the Great Art He Inspired
I stumbled across the pilgrim plague survivor, St. Rocco, when I was 15. It was my first time in Europe, visiting my aunt who was studying at the University of Montpellier (founded c. 1292) in...
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According to the Scriptures: The Promise of the Resurrection
Every Sunday we proclaim our belief the Risen Lord in the Creed: “And rose again on the third day, according to the Scriptures.” The phrase “according to the Scriptures” builds directly upon Paul’s...
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Byzantium Under Siege Again: Preserving Chora’s Icons
The four gigantic minarets surrounding Hagia Sophia serve as a constant reminder of the Turkish triumph in 1453 over the holy city founded by the emperor Constantine. The church, turned mosque, turned...
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