Using familiar methods of interpretation, Christopher Pramuk translates stories that illuminate paths to the transcendent when communicated through the arts.
Maureen O'Connell
Maureen H. O’Connell is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Religion at La Salle University in Philadelphia.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
How diversity in the classroom makes us better Catholics
Today, it is the rule—not the exception—that there are at least as many students of color in my classrooms as white students.
Posted inBooks
Come and See
‘Frank Browne,’ by David and Edwin Davison; ‘A Call to Vision,’ by Don Doll, S.J.
Posted inBooks
After Ecstasy
The enthusiastic reaction to Jorge Mario Bergoglio rsquo s choice of the name Francis underscores the ongoing power of the saints in shaping the Catholic sacramental imagination The new pope implicitly suggests that the things that mattered to St Francis mdash concern for the poor care of creatio
Posted inIn All Things
Twain and Tracy
A short clip on NPR this morning discussed a new edition of Mark Twain rsquo s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn put out by NewSouth Books that will replace the ldquo n-word rdquo with ldquo slave rdquo Apparently the former term has decreased readership due to censorship in public schools an
Posted inIn All Things
The Eye of the Pastor?
Discussion about art or beauty often regresses to a familiar conversation stopper ldquo Beauty rdquo someone inevitably will say ldquo is in the eye of the beholder rdquo End of discussion Many of the parishoners of Our Lady of Guadeloupe in Denver are living this frustrating stalemate An
Posted inIn All Things
K+5 and The Arts
Artists from the Gulf Coast know a thing or two of what Pope Benedict meant when a year ago he rhetorically asked artists in the Sistine Chapel ldquo What is capable of restoring enthusiasm and confidence what can encourage the human spirit to rediscover its path to raise its eyes to the horizon
Posted inIn All Things
Eat. Pray. Love. Market?
Confession I am not generally in the business of writing movie reviews especially for films that have yet to be released and which I probably will not see And maybe this post will confirm that I should not quit my day job So for more professional opinions of Eat Pray Love check out The New Yor
Posted inIn All Things
Trento Takeaways
The citizens of Trento are no doubt happy to reclaim their city from the 585 moral theologians who invaded it for a giant five-day three-generation family reunion the group of us included pre-Vatican II Vatican II and post-Vatican II moral theologians from 73 countries I m sure we gave Trenti