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Better Off, Not Better
A long time ago in my college dorm room, I was showing a friend the blog Creative Minority Report. It takes its name from Pope
Jean Elizabeth Seah
December 13, AD 2016
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The Hipster Nativity Set
As a child, one of my favorite things about Christmas was the Nativity scenes. From the teeny-tiny one on my family’s home altar to the
Jean Elizabeth Seah
December 6, AD 2016
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A Review of At Play in God’s Creation: An Illuminating Coloring Book
I jumped at the chance to review AT PLAY IN GOD’S CREATION: AN ILLUMINATING COLORING BOOK, because as the kid in all of us knows, nothing
Liesl Bee
November 16, AD 2016
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Spiritual Truths in “The Girl on the Train”
I am not an avid fiction reader. If I’m lucky I make my way through one or two novels a year. More often than not
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
October 12, AD 2016
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Our Beautiful New Church
Last year, I wrote about how excited I was for the construction of our new parish church. Now, I am very happy that the construction
Cristina Montes
June 9, AD 2016
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Choral Music in the Churches: Part I, Inculturation
When I imagine liturgists, this is what comes to mind: Inculturation, the adaptation of liturgical texts, languages, rites, and, most especially, of music, to respect
Sean Connolly
January 26, AD 2016
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Beauty and the Eye of the Beholder
Recently, I attended a talk about beauty. After asking his listeners about various things that they found beautiful (stars, music, the ocean), the speaker—a priest—presented
Kasia I.
September 12, AD 2015
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Constructing Heaven on Earth
I became fascinated with old churches during my one-year stay in Europe. While I realize that Christ is no less present in a new church
Cristina Montes
September 3, AD 2015
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Lessons from the Art Museum
It wasn’t until November 2012 that I visited my first art museum. Once before, as a college senior and tourist to Chicago, I attempted to
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
August 5, AD 2015
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The World As Icon
One Christmas Eve I had the flu. While my family went to Lessons and Carols, I wrote a poem about the pain Mary endured to
Mary Proffit Kimmel
June 20, AD 2015
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Sharing the Treasures of Humanity with the Poor
Last Thursday, March 26, 2015, the Vatican organized an exclusive tour of the Vatican museums for 150 homeless people in Rome. During the tour, the
Cristina Montes
April 5, AD 2015
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Writing Within the Word?
Ever since childhood I was always taught to treat the Bible with a certain amount of respect. This included never setting it on the bare
Abigail C. Reimel
April 3, AD 2015
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Small Things With Great Love: An Interview with James Rosenbloom
Recently I had the great pleasure of meeting up with and interviewing an up-and-coming Catholic artist and good friend of mine, James Rosenbloom, to talk
Jordan Haddad
March 12, AD 2015
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Against Those Who Call Religious Art Idolatry
Often times Catholics are called pagans and idol worshipers for depicting Christ, expressing Him in religious art, and expressing Him in statues. This is true
Matthew Heinrich
January 23, AD 2015
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The Worlds of Difference an “S” Can Make
When it comes to revising old hymn texts, I am typically a curmudgeon. I find excision as it is usually practiced a patronizing exercise in
Sean Connolly
December 17, AD 2014
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Catholic Musician Eliot Morris
I first came across the artistry of Eliot Morris when I attended a talk by Matthew Kelly from Dynamic Catholic. In between Matthew’s intriguing prose,
TJ Burdick
October 18, AD 2014
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An Interview with Alanna Boudreau
How do you judge good music? What are your standards? When do you know that you’ve encountered an incredible song or artist? One way I
Olivia Spears
September 25, AD 2014
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Busy Mystic
I turn away with an ineffable sense of loss, From the overwhelming presence of the thunderous Dove To the silence of Monday morning push and
Ryan Kraeger
June 9, AD 2014
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Pope John Paul II’s Letter to Artists
Pope John Paul II wrote a letter to artists, which I knew about but hadn’t read till recently. I feel like he has read my mind–or
Mariella Hunt
May 20, AD 2014
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Fairy Tales, Fantasy, and the Catholic Imagination
Growing up, I spent most of my childhood reading, writing, and pretending I lived in fantastical stories. As I got older, I wondered how I
Megan Twomey
May 8, AD 2014
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God is the Artist
This was adapted from a longer version of the post which can be found here. God is King–but he is also Master Artist, and He
Mariella Hunt
December 31, AD 2013
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