“If only we could see God’s immanence in everything He has created … what a wonderfully sacred world we might perceive and inhabit.” ~Michael Kurek
A Father’s Love Remains to the End
The first recorded piece of human art is believed [...]
Who Taught Leonardo to Paint?
His name was Verrocchio (sounds like Pinocchio). That’s the [...]
The Angel Who Ordered an Emergency Baptism
Do angels intervene in sacraments? We know from our [...]
The Sublime Worship of a Renaissance Hymn
During the Advent season, we bring you an inspirational [...]
The Divine Prodigality of Beauty (Part 1 – Nature)
The title of this article is a quote from [...]
The Greatest But Least Known Ave Maria
Have you ever found yourself so transfixed by the [...]
The Last Poem of a Dying Clergyman
Sometimes people have a certain intuition, a premonition, of [...]
An Unbelievably Beautiful Rendition of “Over the Rainbow”
The life of the magnificent young jazz/blues artist, Eva [...]
Top Secret Drum Corps: Swiss Precision at its Finest
Switzerland is like a hidden jewel in the middle [...]
John Rutter’s Glorious Psalm 23 – Part 1: The Shepherd
The Shepherd English composer, choirmaster and conductor, John Rutter, [...]
John Rutter’s Glorious Psalm 23 – Part 2: The Sheep
The Sheep English choirmaster, John Rutter, established the Cambridge [...]
The Power and the Glory of Ezekiel’s Cherubim
Only divine artistry can fully craft the unearthly magnificence [...]
The Wonder of a Pen
The world contains layers upon layers of beauty. But [...]
A Criminal Who Vowed to Become Ten Times Worse
A few years ago I met a woman named [...]
An Old Hymn Given New Beauty
I’m sure that the 19th century English hymn writer, [...]
The Delicate Art of Hand-Crafting a Tiffany Lamp
“Color is to the eye what music is to [...]
A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever
The famous Irish Poet John Keats (1795-1821) began his [...]
Is Beauty Really In the Eye of the Beholder? (Part 1)
On a trip to New York City last year, [...]
Is Beauty Really In the Eye of the Beholder? (Part 2)
When I visited the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) [...]
Is Beauty Really In the Eye of the Beholder? (Part 3)
When my father was confronted by a menacing wasp [...]
Pie Jesu – From the Mystical Heart of Gabriel Fauré
The French creator of the soul-stirring Pie Jesu, Gabriel [...]
The Dream that Gave Us the Periodic Table of Elements
And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams / [...]