I like to think of myself as a fairly avid follower of things liturgical, so I was surprised when, a few weeks ago, I came
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Category: Art and Architecture
The Passion and Resurrection of Our Lord in Iconography
The first lecture will be Monday, March 22, 2021, on “The Passion and Resurrection of Our Lord in Iconography,” beginning at 7:00 pm CT. The live stream/recording link is here.
Read moreRIP Fr. John Giuliani
Fr. James Martin has announced that Fr. John Giuliani, well-known iconographer and founder of the Amalia & Nicola Giuliani Foundation for Religion and the Arts,
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Proximity to the Holy in Time and Space
We like to remember that God is everywhere. In a time of pandemic, when so many have been cut off from the fullness of access to holy ritual space, we want to offer the comfort of remembering God’s transcendence.
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Ethiopia’s Church Forests
Emergence Magazine is an online publication featuring innovative stories that explore the threads connecting ecology, culture, and spirituality. They recently published an essay and a
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Return Gallery Devotional Art to Churches?
These works proclaim to all the dignity of the human person, the majesty of the Christian spiritual journey, and the hope of heaven in the midst of the complications of now.
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Returning to Church Post-Quarantine: The Liturgy of the Senses
The Lenten Quarantine Like many houses of worship, the church I attend (not pictured) closed in March to all but “essential” liturgical personnel. In this
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Learning to Interpret Christian Art
I recently fell down the delightful rabbit hole that is Kahn Academy’s series of art history presentations and videos.
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Just Like the Early Church? The Relevance of Place in a Time of Isolation
Our sacramental buildings are the last bastion holding out against the disenchantment and trashing of place.
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The Yale ISM Review: On Healing
What is healing about? How does it take place? What roles do prayer, liturgy, and the arts play in the process of healing? These are some of the questions raised and discussed in this issue.
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