A cautionary tale: Ungaretti, the gifted poet who fell into anti-Semitism
June 30, 2020
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Giuseppe Ungaretti admired Catholicism, but went in a very different direction
Universality of Christ: a visual response to the ‘White Jesus’ critique
June 26, 2020
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The prominent Black Lives Matter activist, Shaun King, this week argued that depictions of a “white Jesus” should be taken
Despite the atheist potshots, Ricky Gervais’s show touches on real truths
June 12, 2020
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After Life Netflix It was hard not to feel some admiration for Ricky Gervais’s speech at the Golden Globes this
It’s often forgotten that Beethoven was a profoundly Catholic composer
June 12, 2020
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Beethoven’s symphonies have come to be seen as the pinnacle of artistic achievement in music. The distinguished art historian Alessandra
David Jones saw in the Mass the divine foundation of all art
June 12, 2020
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David Jones, one of the foremost Catholic artists of the 20th century, might once have been regarded as an acquired
AKA Jane Roe: Does the film show the true colours of a chameleon?
June 12, 2020
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AKA Jane Roe FX Norma McCorvey’s life was full of contradictions. She was best known as “Jane Roe”, the name
Dickens loved to denounce Catholicism. But then he had an extraordinary dream
June 8, 2020
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The novelist, who died 150 years ago this month, had complicated feelings towards a religion he publicly attacked
‘VatiVision’: Vatican to collaborate with new video-streaming site
June 4, 2020
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VatiVision will stream religious-themed programming as well as movies, documentaries and series related to art and culture
Galleries are putting their finest paintings online. Here are my top picks
June 3, 2020
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Caravaggio, Doubting Thomas, 1601. Potsdam Bildergalerie This is the most disconcertingly carnal take on the encounter in the Gospel of
Handel’s plagues, Mahler’s mysticism: Music to console the spirit
May 29, 2020
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The loss of all live concerts is surely one of the saddest impacts of the current health crisis, and we
Wordsworth’s search for the sacred has influenced many Christians
May 26, 2020
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William Wordsworth’s 250th birthday has been highly anticipated in many circles, with plans for rambles, radio broadcasts and readings everywhere
A Hollywood tragedy of original sin
May 26, 2020
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Since Chinatown was released in 1974, admiration of the film has steadily grown. Prompted by a newly published book, Sam