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Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J., is president emeritus of Georgetown University and director of mission at Jesuit Refugee Service/USA.
‘Spring Turning’ by Grant Wood (photo: the Whitney Museum)
Arts & CultureArt
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.
“In making these paintings,“ wrote Wood, “I had in mind something which I hope to convey to a fairly wide audience in America—the picture of a country rich in the arts of peace; a homely, lovable nation, infinitely worthy of any sacrifice necessary to its preservation.”
People gather around Leonardo da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi' on display at Christie's auction rooms, in London, Tuesday, Oct. 24 (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth).
Arts & CultureArt
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.
Last November at Christie’s, the divine became the dollar.
FaithVantage Point
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.
"The center of my theology? Good Lord, that can't be anything else but God as mystery and Jesus Christ, the crucified and risen One, as the historical event in which this God turns irreversibly toward us in self-communication."
Arts & CultureIdeas
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.
At the heart of Anne Frank’s life and witness is a hopeful faith in humanity.
European Parliament employees set up a portrait of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl before an European ceremony in Strasbourg on July 1. The ceremony was followed by a requiem Mass at the cathedral in Speyer, Germany. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Politics & SocietyLast Take
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.
Mourners from across the continent praised Helmut Kohl's vision for a united Europe
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.
Refugees are survivors. As Americans, we share their values.
Politics & SocietyArt
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.
As the historic presidency of Barack Obama comes to an end, our country is reminded that the African-American story continues to be written today.
Art
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.
“A world without color would seem dead,” she said in a 1972 interview. “Color, for me, is life.”
Stuart Davis, "Percolator" (1927)
Art
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.
“Everything I have done since,” the artist later said, “has been based on that eggbeater idea.”
Rhyton in the form of a Centaur
Art
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.
Alexander the Great created a new world of encounter and multiplicity.