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May 2013

May 09, 2013

WHY DO YOU STAND THERE, LOOKING AT THE SKY?

May 07, 2013

Breathtaking Disrespect: Pope-Emeritus Benedict Portrayed in Condoms

I’m speechless. In a convergence of chutzpah and bad taste, Shorewood (WI) artist Niki Johnson...

May 04, 2013

At Carnegie Mellon, “Naked Pope” Tosses Condoms Into Crowd (UPDATED)

Costumed in papal vestments, naked from the waist down with a cross shaved into her...

May 04, 2013

Mary’s Month

I had this idea that on Saturdays during the month of May, I’d post something...

April 2013

April 28, 2013

First-Ever Painting of Native Americans—Discovered in the Vatican?

Pinturicchio’s fresco of “The Resurrection” has adorned a wall at the Vatican for 519 years—but...

April 16, 2013

Pope-emeritus Benedict’s Birthday Portrait

Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI turns 86 today—and at a party in his honor, the German Embassy...

March 2013

March 29, 2013

It’s Good Friday—Time to Roll Out Obscure Gnostic Propaganda

No surprise here: The BBC has chosen the noon hour on Christianity’s most reverent of...

March 25, 2013

HAIL, MARY, FULL OF GRACE: A New Look at the Annunciation

On March 25—exactly nine months before Christmas—the Catholic Church commemorates the Annunciation, when the Angel...

March 15, 2013

About That Beautiful Marian Basilica….

Early on the morning of March 14, on the first full day of his pontificate,...

March 12, 2013

A BIRD IS A POEM IS AN ALTAR: The Elegant “Pattern Poetry” of George Herbert

George Herbert (1593 – 1633) was a Welsh poet, orator and Anglican priest. He was...

February 2013

February 16, 2013

Treasure on the Detroit-Chicago Road: Historic Stations of the Cross

If you travel about 75 miles west from Detroit along old Highway 12, the road...

February 12, 2013

Funny? Kim Kardashian Meets Christ the Redeemer

Cristo Redentor (in English, Christ the Redeemer), the world’s largest statue, is a cultural icon: ...

December 2012

December 28, 2012

Person of the Day: St. Quodvultdeus

In the Office of Readings for today, the Feast of the Holy Innocents, is a...

November 2012

November 30, 2012

Why Didn’t Saint Andrew Say No?

Last year for Advent, I was given a beautiful little book of reflections from the...

November 21, 2012

FOR THE GUY WHO HAS EVERYTHING: How About a GARGOYLE for Christmas?

Get them while you can: Milan’s Duomo, the Cathedral of Santa Maria Nascente, is putting...

November 13, 2012

The Babe of Bethlehem Meets Barack Obama

American Christians are shocked that Ferrigno, the family-owned and operated business which is known worldwide...

November 01, 2012

The Sistine Chapel: A Liturgical Classroom for the Ages

On October 31, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI observed the 500th anniversary of the Sistine Chapel...

October 2012

October 17, 2012

ST. LUKE: Evangelist, Artist, Physician…

He’s a true “Renaissance Man.” Well, not really, since he lived before the Renaissance even...

October 12, 2012

Reimagining Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam

"Without having seen the Sistine Chapel one can form no appreciable idea of what one...

October 07, 2012

Lepanto, the Life Chain, and the Rosary: YOU Can Make a Difference

On October 7, the Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary—looking back...

September 2012

September 17, 2012

Two Doors, Seven Locks: Preserving the Crown of Saintly King Wenceslaus

You may not know this—who thinks of St. Wenceslaus except at Christmastime?—but Friday, September 28,...

September 16, 2012

Madness and Melancholy in the Art of Edvard Munch

“I was walking along the road with two friends. The sun was setting. I felt...

September 15, 2012

The Pencil Madonna: A Modern Rendition of Our Lady of Sorrows

Long and black, sorrowing an eighth time at the Ascension of her Son, she’s nicknamed...

September 14, 2012

The Seven Sorrows of Our Lady

On September 15, we honor Mary, the Mother of God, under her title of “Our...

September 14, 2012

The Exaltation of the Cross

On September 14, the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Cross. This picture,...

September 09, 2012

Baby Mary Sisters Safeguard a Precious Statue, Welcome Pilgrims in Rome

Just a block or so from St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, there live an order...

September 07, 2012

Two Mary’s! Giotto’s “Birth of the Virgin” Raises an Interesting Question

September 8 is the Feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary-- and I've got...

September 02, 2012

Sackcloth and Ashes: Burlap Sculptures Reflect Christ’s Humanity

There were so many great vendors at the CMN, selling ...

August 2012

August 29, 2012

Catholic Marketing Network Showcases the Best in Religious Art, Reading, and More

Books and Bibles, rosaries and rock carvings, window clings and children’s things. This week, it’s...

August 14, 2012

MARY, THE MOTHER OF GOD – Honored in World’s Largest Stained Glass Window

The largest stained glass church window in the world is in [choose one]: (1) Cologne, Germany; ...