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The Mighty Genius of Michelangelo, 1475-1564
The Italian sculptor and painter Michelangelo lived to be nearly ninety years old, fulfilling his own dictum: I am a poor man and of little worth, who is laboring in that art that God...
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Leonardo da Vinci ~ Unfinished Artist (1452-1519)
Arguably the most popular painting in the Western World is The Last Supper, and virtually every educated person knows that it was painted by Leonardo da Vinci. The precise electrifying moment of the meal...
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The Catholic Spirit of Beethoven
Beethoven was baptized a Catholic on December 17th, 1770 - in the time of Advent we now find ourselves, in the proximate preparation for the birth of our Saviour. Those who think that he...
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The Holy Shroud of Turin, Revisited
(As we enter into these last days of Advent, and the 'O Antiphons', the Incarnation of the Son of God as the Messiah becomes the focus of our preparation. As a help in that,...
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Mozart, the Catholic
(Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died during Advent, on December 5th, 1791, so it's fitting in this season of grace to reflect with faithful contributor Carl Sundell on the Catholic faith of one of the greatest...
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The Catholic Galileo
Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy. In his youth he considered several careers: first the priesthood; next medicine at the urging of his father; finally mathematics as his own preference. His keen grasp...
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Nicolaus Copernicus: Catholic Pioneer of Modern Science,1473 –1543
The parents of Niclas Kopernik of Poland were dedicated Catholics and members of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. The young Copernicus lost his father at the age of ten, but his uncle, a...
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The Dead End of Scientific Materialism
Mostly in modern times has the notion really caught on that the human mind is purely composed of matter in motion, and that its exclusive residence is in the physical brain. Belief in a...
