17 Catholic Photos from St. Peter’s List
The Catholic Life is the Good Life. A collection of Instagram photos used by SPL throughout 2012.
The Massacre of the Innocents in 10 Works of Art
The Holy Innocents are the first buds of the Church killed by the frost of persecution; they died not only for Christ, but in his stead.
Unique to Unsettling: 14 Photos of Mother Mary Statues
Listers, the inculturation of the Mater Dei by people groups throughout the globe and throughout the centuries has led to a plethora of beautiful and unique expressions of her maternal attributes. She is our Mother and our Queen. While displaying her regal and maternal characteristics has taken on various forms for various cultures, the themes...
6 Catholic Poems that Testify to God’s Love
Listers, the Catholic Church has a vast reservoir of beautiful poetry that testifies to God’s love for Creation and us. Poetry is an excellent tool of praise and acknowledgement of all that God has given us. Perhaps not as simple nor as easily entertaining as prose would be, poetry has an added facet that is...
Splendour of the East: 5 Byzantine Hymns All Catholics Should Know
"We, who mystically represent the cherubim, and sing to the life-giving Trinity the thrice-holy hymn:let us lay aside all earthly cares, that we may welcome the King of All, invisibly escorted by angelic hosts. Alleluia."
Glory of Rome: 5 Latin Hymns Every Catholic Should Know
O salutaris Hostia, quae caeli pandis ostium!
5 English Hymns Every Catholic Should Know
Triumph, all ye cherubim,
sing with us, ye seraphim,
heaven and earth resound the hymn:
Salve, salve, salve Regina!
4 Musical Analogies in the Theology of the Church Fathers
"A beautiful breathing instrument of music the Lord made man, after His own image. And He Himself also, surely, who is the supramundane Wisdom, the celestial Word, is the all-harmonious, melodious, holy instrument of God."
The Dignity of the Eucharistic Celebration: 8 Teachings from Cardinal Burke
Listers, His Eminence Cardinal Burke is amongst the forefront of faithful Catholic leaders doing all they can to restore the Sacred Tradition of Holy Mother Church.
The Crisis of Contemporary Catholic Art and Literature: 4 Reasons Why You Should Care
Listers, think of all your favorite Catholic authors (Chesterton, Tolkien, O’Connor, Percy, Greene, Powers). Besides being Catholic, what other common similarity do they all share? The answer is: They’re all dead! (God rest them). Now try to think of just one famous Catholic fiction writer who you absolutely love, who you know will make an...
3 Literary Journals to Feed Your Soul
Listers, contemporary Catholic authors are becoming more and more of an endangered species in the world of literature. Catholic authors have to toe a very thin line when trying to write works that will testify to the Catholic experience in art and literature. However, this is difficult when trying to appeal to a secular audience....
6 Types of Catholic Churches: The Basics
Listers, there are many kinds of Catholic Churches, and each kind has further subclasses which make for a rather confusing classification system. Here is a quick list comprised of highlights from the Catholic Encyclopedia pages on various kinds of Churches. 1. Cathedral: The chief church of a diocese, in which the bishop has his throne...
The Glory of Catholic Art: Matthew Alderman Studios Presents 21 Must-See Images
MATTHEW ALDERMAN is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame's distinguished classical design program and a noted expert and frequent speaker on traditional liturgical planning, church furnishing design and sacred art.
