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One of the earliest and most persistent voices in the current revival of classical architecture for Catholic liturgical use has been architect Duncan Stroik. A professor at the University of Notre Dame’s School of Architecture (the first classical architecture curriculum… Continue Reading →
The next installment on Creative Minority Report’s quest to show who is out there doing good work in the liturgical arts profiles painter Leonard Porter of New York. Porter is part of the under-40 crowd who was trained as a… Continue Reading →
Over the next few weeks I’ll be posting some examples of work by some of the artists and architects leading the renewal of the liturgical arts. Contrary to popular belief, there is a lot of good work being done out… Continue Reading →
Father Robert Barron of Mundelein Seminary in Chicago comments on one of the great television series of our time
A great exposition on the Christian meaning of the Lord of the Rings by one of my colleagues, Fr. Robert Barron of Mundelein Seminary in Chicago, from his web site, www.wordonfire.org.
The wisdom of the Church has been known for millenia, and now science has “proven” it: high ceilings are good for expansive, creative thinking, and one might infer, prayer and meditation. A recent study at the University of Minnesota suggests… Continue Reading →
Here’s some food for thought: people seem to like devotional, sentimental music at Mass whether or not it relates to the day’s readings or the awesome sacrifice of the Mass itself. The truth of the matter is that properly speaking,… Continue Reading →
Papal Nuncio to the United States Bishop Pietro Sambi and Cardinal Francis George of Chicago at recent graduation ceremonies.
Several months ago I received a letter from Yale University asking me to fill out a questionnaire explaining why I didn’t attend my 15 year reunion since there was a very low turnout from my class. If anyone at the… Continue Reading →