Teaching in prison, and a racially charged encounter, amplified my consciousness of race in religious imagery.
Art
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
The icons of William Hart McNichols
More than 50 of his striking icons are in glorious display book.
Posted inArt, Arts & Culture
Grant Wood’s hymns to the heartland
“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.”
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Christ’s resurrection reveals the dignity and destiny of humankind
Leonardo da Vinci believed that man was a microcosm of the world, imbued with meaning.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Did the Christ Child know his crucifixion was coming?
Leonardo da Vinci suggests that what did happen is what had to have happened.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
How Leonardo da Vinci painted us all into ‘The Last Supper’
We are all part faithful, part faithless.
Posted inArt, Arts & Culture
How art can deepen our experience of Lent and Holy Week
This Croatian artist Ivan Mestrovic taught me how art can be used for prayer.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
A Puritan visits Sagrada Família
Gaudí perfectly provokes us Puritans.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
The world needs the Black Madonna
Our Feb. 28th guest is Br. Mickey McGrath, an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales, an award-winning artist and author of 18 art and faith books. We discuss his recent article, We need images of the Black Madonna now more than ever. We also discuss these articles: Catholic colleges say peaceful gun control protests won’t […]
Posted inArts & Culture, News
Vatican, Versace and Vogue team up to show Catholic influences in fashion
Donatella Versace and Vogue’s Anna Wintour were in Rome today.