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Educators take note! Here is the greatest source of wisdom. When writing about Jean Leclercq’s Love of Learning and the Desire for God, I referred to his description of the tension that exists between the  different educational approaches of the…

Okay, so the chances of a real zombie apocalypse happening are pretty slim, but if it did it would raise some interesting questions for Christians. For instance, on tonight’s season finale of The Walking Dead, one of the characters who…

It may seem an impertinence to say so, but Pope Leo the Great seems to think so
Catholics are used to the idea that Our Lady is higher than the angels, but is it true for the rest of us?…

The model of loving compassion for others who are suffering. September the 15th was the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. I found the liturgy of the Church on this day very instructive and inspirational. The message I get from…

NOW SHOWING: THE YEAR OF FAITH

by David October 11, 2012

I’m sure everyone will remember this conversation from Beetlejuice:
Barbara: I hate this. Just… can you give me the basics?
Adam: Well, this book isn’t arranged that way. What do you wanna know?
Barbara: Well, why did you disappear when…

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St. Pius X on the Divine Office

by Daria Sockey August 21, 2012

In case you missed it, today’s Office of Readings has this lovely excerpt from Divino Afflatu. It’s everything you need to know about why the psalms are just about the best prayer in the world.

Last week we discussed what…

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The Cosmos is Made for Man – How this Affects the Way We Paint It

by David Clayton August 21, 2012

The Office of Readings for July 30th, the Feast of St Peter Chrysologus contains the following passage from one of his sermons: ‘Man, why do you have so low an opinion of yourself, when you are so precious to God?…Has…

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The Pictorial Symbol of a Virgin Before, During and After Giving Birth

by David Clayton August 14, 2012

One of the tasks that those who are interested in cultural renewal have to face today is one of reawakening to the symbolism of the cosmos. This faculty can be stimulated, I believe, by incorporating a language of symbolism into…

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Top Catholic Artist Offers Five Apprenticeships to Young Artists

by David Clayton July 3, 2012

Catholic artist James Gillick has begun a formal scheme of apprenticeships at his studio in England. He will take on 5 people per year and is even building an extension to his studio in Louth, Lincolnshire in order to house…

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Pope Gregory IV and the Mystery of the Square Halo

by David Clayton April 6, 2012

I was contacted recently by a reader, a priest who had concelebrated a Station Mass at San Marco di Campidoglio in Rome. He had notice a square halo on one of the figures in the 9th century mosaic in the…

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