In its pronouncement of primordial words, poetry gives the human heart direct contact with the most…Two poems stand out to me as excellent mediums for catechesis in an adult faith formation program called RCIA, the Rite of Christian…May 10, 2021May 10, 2021
I remember seeing Fra Angelico’s Annunciation painting for the first time.Seeing iconically means not only seeing but also allowing oneself to feel seen (Jean-Luc Marion, The Crossing of the Visible, 59). The goal…May 3, 2021May 3, 2021
The Mass is a place where time is sanctified through music.MacMillan’s Missa Dunelmi juxtaposes single voices with many voices and harmonies. Whereas the individual voices in Tavener’s music are…Apr 26, 2021Apr 26, 2021
I have attended hundreds of masses at my family’s home parish of St.With the renovation, the blue wall and ceiling accent the altar and crucifix and draw the eye upward to heaven. Kieckhefer writes that an…Apr 12, 2021Apr 12, 2021
“Eating Beauty” is a curious pairing of words.Nonetheless, Sr. Ann argues that eating beauty does not necessarily mean the denigration or disappearance of beauty. Eating beauty can…Mar 22, 2021Mar 22, 2021
I have always loved the movie “Prince of Egypt.”The rite of baptism reminds God of the deliverance of Israel through the parting of the Red Sea and of the purpose of the story today. The…Mar 6, 2021Mar 6, 2021
The liturgical theology of Romano Guardini focuses on the liturgy as the worship of God by the…Liturgical symbols offer to the participant a tangible experience of the gratuitous redemption of the finite by the infinite. For Guardini…Feb 17, 2021Feb 17, 2021
I remember thinking as a child that Ash Wednesday was an extremely unusual day.Ash Wednesday was interesting not only in itself but also in the season that it initiated. From that seemingly random Wednesday all the…Feb 12, 2021Feb 12, 2021
I consider the song “Farther Along” by Josh Garrels to be an exemplary piece of art.Maritain writes that the artist impresses an idea upon a matter; that is, in making art, the artist gives a purpose to a matter (1). When…Feb 1, 2021Feb 1, 2021
