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 […]
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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, […]
Eucharist & Culture · January / February 2018
Eucharist & Culture (Jan / Feb 2018)
Art • Music • Film • Poetry • Books Art Review MASTER OF THE HOUSEBOOK THE LAST SUPPER (far left) WASHING OF THE APOSTLES FEET (left) 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 […]