Catholicism
The Power of Song in Bach’s “St. Matthew…
In the “St. Matthew Passion,” Bach indulges his gypsy soul. It is as though Bach, in his broad and…
A Single-Minded Saint ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Let us imitate St. Patrick’s single-minded love for Christ, which was made possible through his…
The Catholic Literary Revival ~ The Imaginative…
Catholic literature, when we discover it coming into being in the mid-nineteenth century, is a…
Tomie and the Saints ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Tomie DePaola may not have been a saint himself, but he recognized them, venerated the love of God…
Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation ~ The…
If our hearts were truly not in this world but in heaven, all the torments that the world could…
Von Balthasar & Sacred Architecture ~ The…
Architecture, just like sacred music or art, must fulfill its highest calling, aiding the…
Lent, Laughter, and the Joyful Soul ~ The Imaginative…
In this world darkened by the gloom of the seriously self-righteous, what is needed more than ever…
Flannery O’Connor ~ The Imaginative Conservative
An artist is precisely what Flannery O’Connor thought she was. As such, she was a maker, but not a…
The Holy Land ~ The Imaginative Conservative
For nearly two thousand years, the pilgrimage to the Holy Land has been the pinnacle of Christian…
Being in Front ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Our students read the greatest books of the tradition, a challenge to the brightest minds, and risk…
