Inspiring Faith and Creativity & Exploring the Arts through a Spiritual Lens
In the beginning of the 11th century, there were many separate feudal states in Western Europe united by a common faith in the Catholic Church. The traditions of the Vikings, the Franks, the Italians, and…
Author's Note: While watching that classic of classics, A Man for All Seasons, I was inspired to write words in tribute to St. Thomas More and all the Catholic Recusants to match the film’s the…
Follow the Footsteps of the Holy FamilyThey will show the wayThrough the desert with Faith, Hope, and Love,Guided by an angel as they pray Treasured hearts of humilityHold the map to our heavey homeBeyond the…
This year, I was blessed to serve as a spiritual director on a pilgrimage to Lourdes and Fatima. During my first homily at mass after my return, when I first spoke the names of these…
Today I’d like to talk about priesthood, covenant, and sacrifice. In our second reading for the Feast of Corpus Christi, Christ is called the high priest of the good things that have come to be…
In the picture taped above my desk, she’s wearing a flowered dress and white sweater, with her dark hair brushed neatly back from her forehead. She’s looking serenely off into the distance, but I…
Hobbits of the country Shire (Pilgrims with crude farming tools) Servants of the Secret Fire (Priests concealed in stifling holes) – Ring of Power from Sauron’s hand (Becket’s ring King Henry claimed) Darkness falling o’er…
Teenage author and apologist, Catherine Stewart took the time to tell us at I&F a little bit about her recently published book How To Become A Heroic Catholic (2014). Here she explains her inspiration for…
“I’ve been searching for a place of my own now I’ve found it maybe this is home yeah, this is home. . .” Good music. To be more specific, Switchfoot music. It’s amazing how, even…
Thou stood on Newgate Arch and graced Pendragon’s shield Cardigan bore thy taper and Walsingham thy seal Humbly we now beseech thee as at thy feet we kneel: Our Lady of Britannia, ora pro nobis!…
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