The Vocation of the Catholic Artist
by Cindy Hernandez MathisWhat began as largely individual experiences of the performances ended in fellowship, a deepening of the bonds of community. Continue Reading »
What began as largely individual experiences of the performances ended in fellowship, a deepening of the bonds of community. Continue Reading »
Christopher Nolan reminds us that cinema—not just consumable movies, but cinema as an art to be experienced in a particular way—is not entirely lost to nostalgia. Continue Reading »
Derision of Christianity merely offers smug affirmation of the triumph of one of the most powerful lobby groups within Western culture. Continue Reading »
Corsage, directed by Marie Kreutzer, is the latest film adaptation of Elisabeth's life. Continue Reading »
Seen today, Jazz on a Summer’s Day shimmers with its glimpses of a world in which people, for all their differences, shared so much. When was the last time so many people got together with such geniality and grace? Continue Reading »
Art gives us structure and clarity; it helps us make sense of the disorder of life. Will Arbery’s Corsicana is a weird play, but you will feel warmer for having seen it—and maybe a little wiser, too. Continue Reading »
A recent book on the history of Native American rock art invites readers to experience both a profound sense of otherness and a fundamental human bond, neither one cancelling out the other. Continue Reading »
We desperately need more artists like William Kurelek to expose the carnage beneath the surface of our society, and to begin a conversation on why it must end. Continue Reading »
In the Missa Solemnis, Beethoven’s titanic subjectivity seems chastened by suffering and transformed by his engagement with the graced objectivity of liturgical text and tradition. Continue Reading »
As the Church enters Lent 2022, it is well to reflect on and pray over the Catholic understanding that doctrine is light, powerful, and liberating, which some parts of the world Church seem to have forgotten. Continue Reading »