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I can’t sit still, my thoughts just race;
Where are You, Lord?
I left all I love in search of You,
but where are You, Lord?
I pray each day with no reply;
Where are You, Lord?
Death and despair are everywhere,
but where are You, Lord?
I cry in pain all through the night;
Where are You, Lord?
I feel so...
“And whensoever He entered, into towns or into villages or cities, they laid the sick in the streets and besought Him that they might touch but the hem of His garment, and as many as touched Him were made whole.” – Mark 6:56
One day you receive word that there is a man in town, a Galilean...
It might seem strange that I would refer to detective stories as art, and especially as Catholic art. In the first place, detective stories are rarely considered good literature, even when some stories are really good. Secondly, stories about crime fighting detectives are not commonly associated with...
One of my goals with these posts about Catholic art is to show the profound relationship between beauty and the truths of the Catholic faith. Wonderful works of art have been inspired by our beliefs. However, it is not only artists who are inspired by the theologians, but sometimes, the theologians are...
Earlier this summer I finished reading St. Therese of Lisieux‘s The Story of a Soul, and I have to say, it’s definitely one of my top ten favorite books of all time. In this book, which is St. Therese’s autobiography, she tells us about the “Little Way,” the path to sanctity...
Where Are You, Lord?
What Are People For?: Les Miserables Musings
Posted by Adam Pasternack on Jan 7, 2013 in CathLIT, Current Events, Spiritual Reflections | 0 comments
Last Sunday when viewing Thomas Hooper’s recent film Les Miserables, I was struck by its rich meditation on the human person. At first I assumed the French Victor Hugo must have been a practicing Catholic, though after a bit of research it seems like the Catholic influence came from his wife and her...
Consolator.
Detectives and the Sacraments
The Poetry of the Body
St. Therese of Lisieux: The Vocation of Love