I sat down with the artist, Carlos Vega, at the Jack Shainman Gallery, to talk about his new exhibition “Correspondences” and find out why he paints the saints.
Saints
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
When we reject reality we’re also turning away from God
To live in the real, to reject illusion is to set our face toward growth and toward God.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Want to become a saint? Pretend to be someone you admire for a day.
You might ask, “Shouldn’t we all pretend to be Jesus?” We should, but that does not seem to have gotten most of us all that far. Perhaps a humbler role is a better beginning.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
St. Francis de Sales’s solution for our toxic public discourse
In times like these, the “virtuous speech” counseled by St. Francis de Sales in his The Devout Life is downright countercultural
Posted inFaith, News
Vatican clears way for canonization of Blessed Cardinal Newman
Pope Francis has signed a decree clearing the way for Blessed John Henry Newman’s canonization.
Posted inExamen, Faith
Fr. James Martin, S.J.: To be a saint, just be who you are
As St. Francis de Sales said, “Be who you are and be that perfectly well.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pedro Arrupe’s sainthood cause officially opens in Rome
The sainthood cause of Jesuit Father Pedro Arrupe was formally opened in Rome at the Basilica of St. John Lateran Feb. 5, the 28th anniversary of Father Arrupe’s death.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
The Jesuit institution uncovering the truth (and fake news) about saints
Most of what we know about saints—from the most beloved to the most obscure—comes from the little-known Bollandist Society.
Posted inExamen, Faith
Fr. James Martin, S.J.: Who is your favorite saint?
Who’s your favorite saint? Do you have one? If you’re Catholic, there’s a good chance that you do.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pedro Arrupe’s cause for canonization to open in Rome on Feb. 5
The announcement was made from the Jesuit headquarters in Rome in a press communiqué released on Jan. 30.