Art Exhibit Review | Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer, The Met, NYC
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view 133 works by the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo Buonarroti at one time in one place was offered by the…
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Historian, educator, and writer, Catherine Hommes’ passions and expertise are in the Italian Renaissance and Celtic, Benedictine and Ignatian spirituality. Catherine has taught writing, literature, and history in a variety of settings. She is a graduate of Wheaton College, The University of Chicago, and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. She has also engaged in Italian studies at the University of Florence and at the British Institute in Florence.
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view 133 works by the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo Buonarroti at one time in one place was offered by the…
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What is Children’s Book Week? Children’s Book Week is a week set aside to celebrate children’s books and the joy of reading. Children’s Book…
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While long winter nights ease into light-filled days and green shoots poke through crusty snow, the Lenten fast draws toward its final week known…
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By the time Patrick commenced his mission in Ireland, a handful of Christian churches had already been established along Ireland’s southeast coast. The pope had also sent Bishop Palladius to convert the barbarians the year before. Yet it was Patrick’s presence and preaching springing from a deep well of passion for God nurtured on Irish soil and a genuine love for ‘his enemy’ that won the Irish to Christianity.
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Ash Wednesday is the first day of the Season of Lent for the Western Christian Church. It includes the 46 days before Easter on…
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First Impressions While rushing along Terminal C at Logan International Airport, I caught my first glimpse of Walter Isaacson’s new biography about Leonardo da…
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I was not surprised to hear the words “Your bag is overweight,” when checking in for my flight to Chicago to spend Christmas with…
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On this cold evening of December 3rd, the flame of one candle severs the darkness and eases the chill. It is the first Sunday…
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Opening Night Concert Opening night at Boston’s Symphony Hall was festive, exuberant and bold! Symphony Hall is the home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra….
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Opening Night Concert Opening night at Boston’s Symphony Hall was festive, exuberant and bold! Symphony Hall is the home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra….
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A Unique Museum In 1903, Isabella Stewart Gardner built a Venetian palace to house her massive art collection. Today, The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum…
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The Renaissance was in full swing. In the early 1490s, Florence was a hub of innovation – in mathematics and engineering, commerce and banking,…
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