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In Praise of Pessimism

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By Gary Topping– No doubt many of our readers have seen the short film clip of the actor and activist Martin Sheen, who claims to have been arrested more than…

Documentary evidence of resurrection

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By Michael Patrick O’Brien– Easter is delightful but mystifying. It celebrates a wonderful event, resurrection, that I’ve never seen. With no personal knowledge of resurrection, each Easter season I try…

The Black Procession of Venerdi Santo

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By Michael Patrick O’Brien– As devoted lifelong Catholics, my family and I had witnessed all the events of Holy Week and Easter, but never anything like an actual funeral procession…

Miriam Sings, Miriam Dances

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By Gary Topping– Passover occurs this week. The story of the Exodus is one that has captured the imagination of millions of people over many centuries.  It has everything about…

The Pieta and the curse of parenthood

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By Michael Patrick O’Brien– I think religious art often touches our souls because it reveals truths about both the divine and the human. The Pieta at St. Peter’s Basilica, for…

My favorite place (and way) to spend a nickel

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By Michael Patrick O’Brien– A couple of times each year in the 1960s and early 1970s, usually for back-to-school, Christmas, or Easter shopping, my small town family would journey to…

Bad People, Good Art: Let God’s grace shine through

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By Deacon Scott Dodge– Too often we are sentimental about our faith, about what it really means at its deepest level. Our sentimentality spells dire consequences for how we use…