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Catherine Hommes

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.

Michelangelo Divine Draftsman and Designer
EXPERIENCE, Museums & Art ExhibitionsMay 1, 2018

Art Exhibit Review | Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer, The Met, NYC

By Catherine Hommes

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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Mark Your Calendars for Children’s Book Week 2018, April 30 – May 6!
Books, Cultural Activities & Events, EXPERIENCEMay 1, 2018

Mark Your Calendars for Children’s Book Week 2018, April 30 – May 6!

By Catherine Hommes

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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Holy Week: The Journey to Easter
Education, JOURNEY, ReflectionsMarch 30, 2018

Holy Week: The Journey to Easter

By Catherine Hommes

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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Saints of Ireland: The Real Patrick
Pilgrimages & Peregrinatio, PONDER, Saints of HistoryMarch 20, 2018

Saints of Ireland: The Real Patrick

By Catherine Hommes

Origins of St. Patrick’s Day As early as the 9th or 10th century, the Irish observed March 17th as a religious holiday honoring Ireland’s…

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February 14th: Ash Wednesday, the Beginning of Lent
JOURNEY, PONDERFebruary 13, 2018

February 14th: Ash Wednesday, the Beginning of Lent

By Catherine Hommes

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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Book Review: A New Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci
Books, EXPERIENCEJanuary 30, 2018

Book Review: A New Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci

By Catherine Hommes

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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Telling the Christmas Story
JOURNEY, ReflectionsDecember 19, 2017

Telling the Christmas Story

By Catherine Hommes

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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Advent: Personal Reflections
JOURNEY, ReflectionsDecember 12, 2017

Advent: Personal Reflections

By Catherine Hommes

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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Boston Symphony Orchestra Opening Night
EXPERIENCE, MusicOctober 30, 2017

Boston Symphony Orchestra Opening Night

By Catherine Hommes

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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Boston Symphony Orchestra Opening Night 2017/18 Season, All Bernstein Program: A Little Night Music!
EXPERIENCE, MusicOctober 3, 2017

Boston Symphony Orchestra Opening Night 2017/18 Season, All Bernstein Program: A Little Night Music!

By Catherine Hommes

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 Venetian Palace in Boston: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
EXPERIENCE, Museums & Art ExhibitionsAugust 29, 2017

A Venetian Palace in Boston: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

By Catherine Hommes

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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Boston Museum of Fine Arts: Botticelli and the Search for the Divine
EXPERIENCE, Museums & Art ExhibitionsMay 30, 2017

Boston Museum of Fine Arts: Botticelli and the Search for the Divine

By Catherine Hommes

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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