Interview
The Creative Catholic: Sculptor Timothy P. Schmalz
“Art is a great analogy for life,” says sculptor Schmalz. “You need to have an epic subject and do the laborious task of bringing it […]
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Essay
The spiritual witness of Flannery O’Connor
The question sometimes comes up: “Where should I start with Flannery O’Connor?” Perhaps the person posing the question has never read O’Connor at all. Or he might have encountered one of her widely anthologized stories […]
Interview
The mysterious, surprising, and joyful work of the novelist
Michael D. O’Brien has been working as an iconographer, painter, and writer for nearly fifty years. He is the popular author of over two dozen books, including several best-selling novels such as Father Elijah, Elijah in Jerusalem, The […]
On the Perpetual Virginity of Mary: A Response to Peter Leithart
At his First Things blog, Peter Leithart attempts to explain why St. Matthew claims Joseph did not “know” his wife, Mary, until she gave birth to her son, Jesus (Matt. 1:25). His answer is that […]
In His Rising is Our Hope
In him, who rose from the dead, our hope of resurrection dawned. The sadness of death gives way to the bright promise of immortality. — Preface for Christian Death I Sacred images do not instantly […]
The “Homeless Jesus” statue and the New Evangelization
Occasionally an artist emerges who is very much of his time and whose art is yet somehow timeless. One such artist working today has met with wide acclaim, which is all the more surprising given […]
A Tale of Two Churches: La Sagrada Familia and the Seville Cathedral
The final scene of Disney’s masterpiece Fantasia shows a group of monks processing through the forest at dawn, with Schubert’s “Ave Maria” playing softly in the background. As they walk and pray with their candles, […]
“Rebuild, restore, and repair our sacred spaces”
Enzo Selvaggi, 36, is founder of Heritage Liturgical, a liturgical design firm in Southern California committed to reviving traditional sacred art and church architecturefor the purpose of promoting the New Evangelization. He lived in San […]
“Behold Your Mother!”: Meeting the Virgin Mary in D.C.
What do you suppose is the one verse of the Bible that has generated the most Christian art? Certainly John 1:14—“and the Word became flesh”—is a compelling option, as the reality that God became man […]
The Joy of Painting the Pope and Saints
Ann Kissane Engelhart (www.annkissaneengelhart.com) is a watercolorist based in Long Island whose paintings have been featured in the Empire State Building, St. Francis Hospital, the DeMatties Center, Brooklyn College and Wagner College and in private […]