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Giacomo Leopardi’s Alla Sua Donna

While not a Christian himself, Giacomo Leopardi's poem "Alla Sua Donna" points to the desire of every human heart: communion with the Incarnate Lord.

Prime Matters
Feb 19, 2024
Santa Croce in Gerusalemme

Santa Croce in Gerusalemme

Encounter the relics of the Passion upon soil from Jerusalem within walking distance of the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome.

Prime Matters
Jun 1, 2023
Overgrowth through a window

Why Read Brideshead Revisited?: A Meditation on Sloth

Evelyn Waugh’s "Brideshead Revisited" presents an image of sloth, the vice of rejecting God's love and our spiritual inheritance.

Prime Matters
Oct 12, 2022
A banjo player in a field at sunset

Why We Play

Folk music helps us to reflect on the past, build community, and refresh our spirits, ultimately speeding us along in our attempts to build a Christian culture.

Conor Kennelly
Nov 25, 2021
A train on the Glenfinnan Viaduct in the Scottish Highlands

Enchantment and Revival

Prof. Joseph Pearce and Dr. David Tamisiea discussed the role of literature in forming a Catholic imagination and the current state of Catholic literature.

Prof. Joseph Pearce
Dr. David Tamisiea
Sep 9, 2021
Woman Praying before an Icon

In Defense of Christian Art

Christian art is defined by two distinctive qualities: the unique doctrine of the Incarnation permeating a work, and the purpose and function of art in the life of the Christian viewer.

Dr. Elizabeth Lev
Jan 6, 2021
Mostar Bridge in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Engineering as a Liberal Art

Although engineering is often considered only as a technical discipline, it can also be considered as a liberal art, both intrinsically fulfilling and part of a general training of the mind.

Dr. James D. Carrico
Dec 4, 2020