“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
Saint Michael’s Mystical Sword across Europe
[This article is a sequel to the 9/19/21 email [...]
The Remarkable German Tenor Who Left Us Too Soon
Italian folk songs are often performed using an artistic [...]
The Greatest But Least Known Ave Maria
Have you ever found yourself so transfixed by the [...]
A Criminal Who Vowed to Become Ten Times Worse
A few years ago I met a woman named [...]
Were These Brothers the Greatest Tap Dancers of All Time?
Can a secular dance routine be a sacred window? [...]
The Dynamic Duo of Dance: the Nicholas Brothers
[This article follows the article of August 8, 2021, [...]
Top Secret Drum Corps: Swiss Precision at its Finest
Switzerland is like a hidden jewel in the middle [...]
An Old Hymn Given New Beauty
I’m sure that the 19th century English hymn writer, [...]
The Fabulous Finch Family
As the sparrow finds a home and the swallow [...]
The Divine Prodigality of Beauty (Part 2 – The Universe)
Donna Tartt, in her Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Goldfinch, makes [...]
The Divine Prodigality of Beauty (Part 1 – Nature)
The title of this article is a quote from [...]
John Rutter’s Glorious Psalm 23 – Part 2: The Sheep
The Sheep English choirmaster, John Rutter, established the Cambridge [...]
John Rutter’s Glorious Psalm 23 – Part 1: The Shepherd
The Shepherd English composer, choirmaster and conductor, John Rutter, [...]
The Masterful Movements of Handel’s Messiah
[This article is a follow-up to the Sacred Windows [...]
Angels of the Resurrection and Their Dazzling Glory
Everyone should know that angels exist. But how would [...]
The Hummingbird Whisperer
“I think Mother Nature was trying to create one [...]
The Greatest Stained Glass Artist You’ve Never Heard Of
Harry Clarke was his name. He was an absolute [...]
The Delicate Art of Hand-Crafting a Tiffany Lamp
“Color is to the eye what music is to [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 / [...]