Recently my friend and I hosted a lunch to benefit Beatitudes House, a Catholic Worker home in Guadalupe; it is a place of hospitality for the poor. The afternoon was successful, in terms of letting ...

There is a puzzling story from the biblical book of Samuel. In the story, a woman prays for years for a child. She gives birth, and when the child Samuel is weaned — probably at 2 years or so — she ...

It may be the most famous shot in Hollywood history. Reggie Callow, an assistant director of “Gone with the Wind,” credits it to the film’s production designer, William Menzies. “He devised and ...

Recently, an email popped up in my inbox about a Catholic revolution in the arts. Clicking on the link provided, it took me to the 8beats website. There, I read the following: We, Catholic creatives ...

What are "The Beatitudes for Caregivers"? The Beatitudes are from the Bible and listed in Matthew 5:3-12 and Luke 6:20-26. They are at the heart of Jesus' teachings and declarations of blessedness ...

Yesterday, at Mass, the Church presented for our reflection on the Feast of All Saints, one of the most well known passages in the Gospel, the Beatitudes, which are for us Christians, the very model ...

Cinematic reflections on the Eight Beatitudes of the Sermon on the Mount will be the focus of a movie project that hopes to tap the power of beauty. “God works through beauty, and beauty is the most ...