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Home: Core Subjects: Arts and Literature: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Arts and Literature: LINKS_PAGEArticles:A symbol of decline - Barbara KayLondon’s Trafalgar Square is dominated by a monument, set on a 156-foot column, of Britain’s greatest naval hero, Horatio, Lord Nelson. Read more... A Village Called Wakefield: When Western Culture was Catholic - Anthony EsolenIn 1215, to celebrate the resolution of a controversy regarding Christ's real presence in the Eucharist, Pope Innocent III declared a new holiday: Corpus Christi. What happened then should astonish us. Read more... A Vision of Painting - Donna SuprenantTo create a work of art is about discipline and struggle, tussling with limitations and inner visions that defy execution. As in the spiritual life, to embark on such a journey is to enter a battle. Read more... About Last Night - HELEN ALVAREIn shedding its powerful light on the relationship between our sexual selves and the rest of our lives, Sigrid Undset's great novel Kristin Lavransdatter reveals the nature of virtue and inspires us to want to live more virtuous lives. Read more... Abstract Language vs. the Incarnate Word - Joyce LittleI think it only fair to give an example of a sentence that is truly Catholic. And I am going to turn to a real expert on the subject, Walker Percy. He was a Catholic who knew what the Catholic faith is. He was a novelist who knew what words are all about. Read more... Adorably "WALL-E" - Frederica Mathewes-GreenPixar's latest creation may not be a favorite for the younger generation, but may attract an older audience. Read more... Against All Evidence - Julia ThompsonHenry Poole is Here, directed by Mark Pellington, is a down-to-earth, quirky little movie that deals with the momentous, controversial subject of miracles. Read more... Against Eternal Youth - Frederica Mathewes-GreenI’m a fan of old movies, the black-and-whites from the 1930s and 1940s, in part because of what they reveal about how American culture has changed. The adults in these films carry themselves differently. Read more... American Literature: Our Own Neglected Canon - Elizabeth KantorOne notable thing about American literature is that, for such a big country, we’ve specialized in small literature. Read more... An Emotional Stimulus to Piety - Michael S. RoseBy the time St. Peter's Basilica was completed — during the reign of Pope Clement VIII (1592-1605) — the Catholic Counter-Reformation had inspired a new architectural expression which, while grounded in the Classicism of the Renaissance, was rightly understood as revolutionary in many respects. Read more... Pages: [<<] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ... [>>] Related Categories:Pages Updated On: 05-Nov-2009 - 15:26:43
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