theology

The Pattern of the Liturgy is a Model for Design in Beauty that Will Draw People To Your Work

In his book the Wellspring of Worship, Jean Corbon talks about the significance of the numbers seven and eight in the…

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…

Once again, Dr Caroline Farey and myself will be teaching the summer residential weekends for the diploma offered by the Maryvale Institute.  There will be a five-day icon painting class afterwards taught by myself. 
It is offered in the US…

Recently a reader contacted me with a question about Fra Angelico’s fresco of the Last Supper. Is there a particular reason why some of the figures are kneeling and others not? And who is the female figure present? In answer…

How I Learned to Love Housework

by Jennifer Fulwiler February 22, 2012

I am not a naturally tidy person. To put it bluntly: I’m kind of a slob. It’s hard to say whether this is due more to my laziness or to my lack of attention to detail, but I’m the type…

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Rediscovering Theology: A Truly Catholic College – Part 2

by John Zmirak December 8, 2011

This is the second of a two-part story. You can read Part 1 here.
Students agree that the classroom at Thomas More College is ordered by the quest for theological truth. Senior Rosemary Seifert says, “All our readings reflect back…

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Rediscovering Theology: A Truly Catholic College – Part 1

by John Zmirak December 7, 2011

In the Middle Ages where Western universities were invented, theology was unchallenged as the “queen of the sciences.” Philosophy, the loving pursuit of wisdom, served as theology’s humble “handmaiden,” and arguments drawn from either could uncrown kings and change the…

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