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Giotto's "Nativity" in Assisi
Giotto's realistic approach to painting breathed new life into the scenes he depicted, bringing a human element into stories from the life of Christ and the life of St. Francis of Assisi.
Dec 14, 2022 -
Traditionalist, Progressive: Sorting Out the Catholic Tradition
During the last many decades, Catholic life has been dominated by the question of tradition: what it is, whether and how it is important, and how it should take its place in the life of faith.
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The Value of Liberal Arts in the Preparation of Teachers
The liberal arts help students develop a love of learning, an appreciation for the human mind and spirit, and the ability to discern what is true – all of which are ideal qualities in a preservice teacher.
Oct 19, 2021 -
Educating Tomorrow's Leaders
Higher education plays a crucial role in our society's accomplishments and dysfunctions alike. Through civic education and the liberal arts, students are formed to live full lives as engaged citizens.
Oct 19, 2021 -
The Confusion of the Cross
The standard by which we as Christians judge what is important or to be considered failure is not the standard the world uses: our standard is the Cross.
Sep 16, 2021 -
The Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows in Šaštín, Slovakia
It has been said that God writes straight with crooked lines. The origins of the Basilica of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows might provide an example of that kind of oblique writing.
Jan 18, 2024 -
Engaging Secular Modernity
Ryan T. Anderson and Msgr. James Shea discuss the interplay of religion, culture, and public policy, the modern antipathy towards questions of family, and preparing the next generation of informed Christians in the public square.
Nov 18, 2021 -
Leveraged Arenas and College Athletics
Thomas Wurtz, founder of FOCUS's Varsity Catholic, joined Fr. Craig Vasek to discuss the relationship between athletics, evangelization, and leveraged arenas.
Oct 14, 2021 -
Caravaggio's "The Calling of Saint Matthew"
Caravaggio's moving presentation of the call of St. Matthew the Apostle invites us to view our own call to discipleship in the light of Christ's merciful gaze.
Jun 30, 2022 -
Autumnal Update
A demographic winter, the Catholicism of Justice Clarence Thomas, the ignored Christians of Afghanistan, and a blow to the metric system in Britain.
Sep 23, 2021
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