The creative impulse is a deeply rooted aspect of the human person because we are made imago Dei and God is the Creator. This desire to share in the creative action of God is evidenced by thousands of years in which art, architecture, and the written word have been shaped in endless ways. We are …
Guest Post: An Old Fisherman Waves Good-Bye
***The following is an article my dad wrote over at Ricochet and I wanted to share it here on my blog. My penchant for writing comes from my very talented father: A lawyer by trade in years past, philosopher by hobby, and writer by night. This is a story based on my grandfather with the …
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I Have No Desire to Be an “Expert”
Our society is filled with "experts". There are experts in politics, medicine, theology, philosophy, science, sociology, psychology, business, and the list goes on and on. An expert is someone who seems to know everything that needs to be known about a particular discipline. This should immediately put us on guard. Anyone who thinks they know …
Abandoning Utilitarianism to Embrace Transcendent Beauty
We live in an age marked by utilitarianism. If an item, building, or artwork does not serve some use it is easily discarded. It is also an age of secular humanism in which the person is the center of the cosmos, not God. These two philosophical undercurrents have impacted us as Catholics whether we like …
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Strange Beauty in Art and Life: The Agony in the Garden
Today I am waiting for my dad to undergo some medical tests to see why he is so sick and whether or not it is life-threatening. Ever since I got word last week that my dad's chronic illness was not the cause of his weakness and he is bleeding internally, I have been thinking and contemplating the …
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Cinderella: Christ and the Church in Art
I can't say that this post will be a review per say. It will be my musing on my experience of the movie and the Christian dimensions of the original fairy tale. Of course, I know the story. Almost every little girl, at least in the U.S., was introduced to Disney's version of Cinderella at …
Little Blogging as of Late
I have not been blogging regularly as of late. Any writing that I have been doing has been for my graduate studies. The same goes for reading. The good thing is that I am studying precisely what I enjoy studying: philosophy and theology. I have also been taking a break from reading a lot of …
Music, Beauty, and Childhood Dreams
Like me, do any of you have TOO many interests? I have a hard time keeping them in check sometimes. I want to read, write, play music, sing, act (this is a new one for me), paint, etc. I am a lover of the arts, but it tends to get pushed back to an oven …
Why I Like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
I decided to write something a little more light-hearted today. It is pouring rain and we are expecting snow tonight, and truth be told, these long dark nights are not for me. I need light and lots of it. So for those of you who struggle with depression, I feel your pain, and you are …
Marveling at the Cathedrals of Europe
This morning I was looking over a fellow blogger's beautiful website. She has a section on stained glass and it got me thinking about my time in Europe. My first trip to Europe was actually to England for a week long training I was leading for the Navy when I was 22. My friend and …
Swimming the Depths 