Art • Music • Film • Poetry • Books Art Review John Christman, SSS MARK’S SENSES #2 2010, Oil on Canvas (Collection Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago Illinois) John Christman, SSS At the parish where I currently serve, we have between 80 and 90 funerals a year. So, celebrating a funeral is a […]
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Eucharist & Culture · May / June 2019
Eucharist & Culture (May/June 2019)
Art • Music • Film • Poetry • Books Music Review Brandi Carlile BY THE WAY, I FORGIVE YOU Electra, 2018 John Christman, SSS As Catholics it is often pounded into our heads that whatever gifts we have received in life, whether talents, graces, or fortunate circumstances, we are to share with others. If this […]
Eucharist & Culture · March / April 2019
Eucharist & Culture (March/April 2019)
Art • Music • Film • Poetry • Books Art Review THREE CROSSES (1653) CHRIST PRESENTED TO THE PEOPLE (1655) Rembrandt van Rijn John Christman, SSS Often, the more we know about something, the greater we can appreciate it. This seems […]
Eucharist & Culture · January / February 2019
Eucharist & Culture (January/February 2019)
Art • Music • Film • Poetry • Books ART REVIEW THE VISION OF THE SEVEN GOLDEN LAMPSTANDS (2016) SEEK THE TRUE CENTER (2018) Grace Carol Bomer gracecarolbomer.com John Christman, SSS “The incarnation made visible the invisible. God became a man. Spirit and flesh were […]
Eucharist & Culture · November / December 2018
Eucharist & Culture (November/December 2018)
Art • Music • Film • Poetry • Books Art Review MADONNA AND CHILD WITH THE ORIGAMI ANGELS Janet McKenzie, Copyright 2009, www.janetmckenzie.com Collection of Donald Goodrich, Bennington, Vermont John Christman, SSS Not too long ago, a Filipino woman came up to me after Mass and asked me to pray for her and her family. With […]
Eucharist & Culture · September / October 2018
Eucharist & Culture (September/October 2018)
Art • Music • Film • Poetry • Books Art Review POPE FRANCIS: A MAN OF HIS WORD Wim Wenders, 2018 Holy See, United States John Christman, SSS When Pope Francis speaks off-the-cuff, people listen with piqued interest. Some are excited to hear the Pontiff’s candid thoughts; others are nervous. What will he say? […]
Eucharist & Culture · July / August 2018
Eucharist & Culture (July/August 2018)
Art • Music • Film • Poetry • Books Art Review THE OTHER SIDE Sergio Gomez Acrylic on Paper/Canvas 2014 NIGHT WATCHER Sergio Gomez Acrylic on Canvas 2014 John Christman, SSS I first encountered Sergio Gomez’s art at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. Along the main staircase can […]
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Master of the Housebook The Last Supper Washing of the Apostles Feet John Christman, SSS Many years ago, an art professor of mine told a humorous story about a classmate of his in art school. Apparently, his classmate enjoyed signing paintings with a very elaborate and eye-catching signature. During a critique one day, the other […]
Eucharist & Culture · May / June 2018
Eucharist & Culture (May/June 2018)
Art • Music • Film • Poetry • Books Art Review THE DOVE Ioan Chisu oil on canvas 2012 Below: STILL LIFE 2 John Christman, SSS Certain ideas can take hold of an artist’s imagination for a lifetime. Some visual arrangement, aesthetic theory, theme, or subject can linger in an artist’s mind through the years […]
Eucharist & Culture · March / April 2018
Eucharist & Culture (March/April 2018)
Art • Music • Film • Poetry • Books Art Review Fra Angelico: THE MOCKING OF CHRIST (detail) Fresco, Convent of San Marco, Florence, Italy John Christman, SSS The spiritual journey of Saint Peter Julian Eymard is a remarkable one. As a young boy growing up in the small mountain village of La Mure d’Isère, […]