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Giotto as a Guide to Christmas Light and Darkness
Giotto di Bondone (ca.
 • Peter Kwasniewski
Rorate Candles: Advent Meditations with the Art of Georges de la Tour
The traditional Roman Rite offers irreplaceable treasures of grace in every liturgical season.
Five Advent Chants Every Catholic Should Sing [+Free PDF]
Learn them this season!
 • Julian Kwasniewski
A Stunning Depiction of the Last Supper
Tintoretto's artistic insight into the supreme gift of Christ in the Holy Eucharist
 • Peter Kwasniewski
Save the Sacred: A Call to Preserve America’s Catholic Churches
Faith has a home—don’t let it be lost
 • John Mac Ghlionn
For Arvo Pärt’s 90th Birthday: Gregorian Chant at the Origins of Tintinnabuli
I encourage those who are receiving this post in their email, or seeing it online, to consider listening to the voiceover.
 • Peter Kwasniewski
Interview with Dr. Kwasniewski on Music: The Good, the Bad, and the Holy
The music we make or listen to has serious moral and spiritual implications
 • Peter Kwasniewski
One of the Most Beautiful Depictions of Human Love in the History of Art
Rembrandt’s “The Jewish Bride” (1665–69)
 • Peter Kwasniewski
Favorite American Folk Songs and Musicians
From Appalachian Hillbillies to Maritime Canada
 • Julian Kwasniewski
Iconic Initiation into the Mystery of the Holy Trinity
Andrei Rublev’s "Trinity icon" is an ideal point of departure for contemplating that which must ever exceed any image or thought
 • Peter Kwasniewski
Easter Music to Sing and Listen To [+Free PDF to Download & Print!]
From Gregorian chant to Baroque beauty
 • Julian Kwasniewski
Three Poems for Good Friday
Oscar Wilde, Hilaire Belloc, and John Fitzpatrick
 • Peter Kwasniewski
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