Antonello da Messina and the suffering Christ
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Caring for Gods creation
Bookings In the Book of Genesis, God creates a lush world thick with birds, fish, animals and every good thing, and entrusts this sacred gift to man. This environmental stewardship motivates “green” Pope Benedict’s activism, from installing solar panels in the Vatican to urging a r
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Letters
” God Did What? Ilia Delio’s “Faith and the Cosmos” (4/4) reminds me, as I work on my Ph.D. in historical theology at a Catholic university, that few of my colleagues are capable of doing much in regard to science and evolution. The biggest obstacle is not lack of desire, let alone
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Spiritual Currency: The Vatican’s coins of the realm
Vatican coins and medals offer something more than the average penny.
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Soul Searching: Have art historians de-Christianized sacred art?
Have art historians de-Christianized sacred art?
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A Sisters’ History: The legacy of women religious in America
“Women & Spirit” chronicles how Catholic sisters helped shape the history and culture of the United States.
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The First Nol: A meditation on three dazzling mosaics
A meditation on Marko Rupnik’s mosaics at Sacred Heart University chapel in Connecticut.
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Highly Favored One: Meditating on new images of Mary
How the story of a simple young woman from Nazareth has influenced the Christian imagination.
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An Artist Outraged: The Abu Ghraib paintings of Fernando Botero
How is it that Fernando Botero has produced a major commentary on Abu Ghraib, while U.S. artists have remained largely silent?
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Following Marco Polo: The World of Khubilai Khan at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
From the moment you enter “The World of Khubilai Khan” at the Met, you are in a wholly other world.