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Bardolf, Agincourt, and Henry V as a Catholic King
How Shakespeare's Catholicism illuminates the details of his plays
 • Joseph Shaw
A Lesson in the True Spirit of the Jesuits
Rubens’ portrait of St Ignatius of Loyola
 • Peter Kwasniewski
Learning the Proper Christian Use of Media—Especially Movies & Music
Catholics should stop sullying their imaginations with lust and violence
 • Peter Kwasniewski
The Mass & the Missions, Part V: The Mission Parishes of San Antonio, Texas
Spanish Franciscan architecture in its humble perfection
 • Angela Cuba
Behold Thy Mother: Meditating with the Stabat Mater
This poem set to music by Gregorian chant, Josquin, Charpentier, and Haydn
 • Angela Cuba
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
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
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