Links to a selection of my latest writings are directly below. Scroll down to see a more complete list of publications and articles published at each publication.
- Caravaggio’s Saul Fallen From the High Horse He Rode In On, Roseanne T. Sullivan Substack, January 25, 2025
- A Sacred Farewell: Honoring William Mahrt and His Legacy in Sacred Music, National Catholic Register, January 25, 2025
- Only the Truth Will Give You Joy and True Happiness, Interview with Bishop Athanasius Schneider, Roseanne T. Sullivan Substack, September 16, 2024
- What Makes a Poem Good? According to Dana Gioia and Garrison Keillor, Roseanne T. Sullivan Substack, October 6, 2024
- December 24, 2024: Happy Birthday Dana Gioia, Roseanne T. Sullivan Substack, December 24, 2024
- Was Crystal Cathedral Successfully Converted? Roseanne T. Sullivan Substack, September 28, 2024
- Slumming at Monday Night Bingo and Job News from the County. Roseanne T. Sullivan Substack, September 19, 2024
- The Seven Sorrows of Mary by Albrecht Dürer, Roseanne T. Sullivan Substack, September 13, 2024
- About The River of the Immaculate Conception, a Poem Sequence by James Matthew Wilson, Roseanne T. Sullivan Substack, August 28, 2024
- Saint Clare: Patron Saint of Silicon Valley, Roseanne T. Sullivan Substack, August 12, 2024
- My poem "Mater Familiarum, Ora Pro Nobis," (Mother of Families, Pray for Us), was chosen as a finalist in the 2024 Catholic Literary Arts Assumption of Mary Writing Contest. I read my poem with the winners and other finalists at a Virtual Reading over ZOOM, on August 8, 2024.
- You're Invited to My Latest Poetry Reading (But First Some Context), Roseanne T. Sullivan Substack, August 6, 2024
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DON MARQUIS, CREATOR OF ARCHY AND MEHITABEL, Roseanne T. Sullivan Substack, July 30, 2024
- One Thing a Contemporary Good Priest Has in Common with the Wife of Bath, Roseanne T. Sullivan Substack, July 24, 2024
- Open Letter to Pope Francis after Traditionis Custodes in 2021, and Annie Dillard's reaction to the new Mass, Roseanne T. Sullivan Substack, July 13, 2024
- Sign the Petition Against Suppression of the Traditional Latin Mass—Like It Or Not, Roseanne T. Sullivan Substack, June 12, 2024
- Open Letter to Pope Francis after Traditionis Custodes in 2021, and Annie Dillard's reaction to the new Mass, Roseanne T. Sullivan Substack, July 13, 2024
- Taking Jesus to the Streets of San Francisco and Across the Golden Gate Bridge, Roseanne T. Sullivan Substack, June 25, 2024
- Can a Protestant Worship Space Be Flipped to a Catholic Cathedral?, Roseanne T. Sullivan Substack, March 25, 2024
- Native American Devotion at Mission Carmel Ruins: What Robert Louis Stevenson Saw on the Feast of St. Charles Borromeo November 4, 1879, Roseanne T. Sullivan Substack, November 4, 2023
- Could this minuscule museum's scorched artifacts prove the fiery sufferings of souls in Purgatory?, Roseanne T. Sullivan Substack, November 1, 2023
- My poem, "Kierkegaard's Enormous Paradox," was published on October 30, 2023 by Wiseblood Books, in Homage to Søren Kierkegaard, an anthology of original poems. The poem is also published online at Catholic Arts Today here. Homage to Søren Kierkegaard is available from Wiseblood Books here.
- What poetry is, why it does what it does, and why it is so important to Catholics, Roseanne T. Sullivan Substack, October 18, 2023
- The Man Who Lived in a Roll of Paper, Roseanne T. Sullivan Substack, September 28, 2023
- Notre Dame des Vignerons, Roseanne T. Sullivan Substack, September 19, 2023
- A Texas-Sized Catholic Renaissance? National Catholic Register, September 13, 2023
- The Making And Premiere Of ‘Fiat Lux’: A Radiant Oratorio For A Cathedral Suffused With Light, Religion Unplugged, July 14, 2023
"Your new review of Fiat Lux is the definitive coverage of the event. It is the only one that gives an overall account of the work in the context of the Christ Cathedral. I expect to see it quoted in the next biography of James Macmillan."—Dana Gioia
Miscellaneous
- My Advent Carol performed: December 15, 2024, Mina Pariseau’s setting of my poem “Our Lady Expectant” was performed for the second time at the Second Annual “Very Marian Prayer Service” at Star of the Sea Church in San Francisco. You can hear the music here. The music for Our Lady Expectant is available for liturgical use for free here. For public performances, contact the composer here.
- Poetry Reading: In August of 2024, I read a poem of mine at a ZOOM event for finalists and winners of the Assumption of Mary Writing Contest sponsored by Catholic Literary Arts. My poem "Mater Familiarum, Ora Pro Nobis," (Mother of Families, Pray for Us), was chosen as a finalist.
- In May 2023, I started Roseanne T. Sullivan Substack. To sign up for free email notices whenever new posts are added, you can go here.
- In December 2023, I started a second Substack titled History of the St. Ann Choir of Palo Alto CA with a series of posts based on a paper titled, "The Remarkable Sixty-Year Survival of Professor Mahrt's St. Ann Choir.” I delivered the talk at The Musical Shape of the Liturgy” conference November 7 to 9, 2023 to honor Professor William P. Mahrt's contribution to sacred music. To subscribe and see the complete series of posts, go here.
- Poetry Reading: In December 2021, I read a poem of mine at a ZOOM event sponsored by Catholic Literary Arts, on the topic of "Walking with the Mother of God during Advent." You can read it here: "The Baptizer's Baptism."
- Poetry Reading: In February 2021, at a ZOOM poetry reading, I read a poem of mine, which won First Prize in a Catholic Literary Arts competition, on the topic of "Walking with Christ." The poem is published at Catholic Literary Arts and at Catholic Arts Today. You can read it here: "Mater Dolorosa in Via Crucis."
- Poetry Reading: In December 2020, I read my poem,"The Love Song of Our Lady of O," which won honorable mention in a Catholic Literary Arts competion, at a Zoom reading. The poem was published at Catholic Literary Arts and at Catholic Arts Today. You can read it here.
- "The Love Song of Our Lady of O" was set as hymn titled: "Our Lady Expectant: an Advent Carol" commissioned by the Benedict XVI Institute from composer Mina Pariseau. The carol premiered at the First Annual Very Marian Advent Prayer Service in November of 2023. I was asked to read the poem before guests at Archbishop Cordileone's residence that evening before dinner.
- Became editor of the "Ancient Liturgies—SF Update" newsletter for the Benedict XVI Institute for Sacred Music and Divine Liturgy. The first issue was emailed in September 2021. The last issue was emailed June 18, 2024.
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December 20, 2017
December 19, 2017
December 14, 2017
November 19, 2017
February 14, 2017
- Edit the Benedict XVI Institute and the Catholic Arts Today Facebook pages
- Edit Immaculate Heart of Mary Oratory, El Camino Real, and St. Ann Choir pages. (Latin Mass Magazine and Keep the Faith pages I previously maintained were removed by request of the publisher.)
Publications List
- Catholic Arts Today
- California Catholic Daily
- Catholic Pundit Wannabe
- Catholic Stand
- DaCunha.Global
- Dappled Things
- Deep Down Things
- Homiletic and Pastoral Review
- Latin Mass
- Miscellaneous
- National Catholic Register
- New Liturgical Movement
- Regina Magazine
- Religion Unplugged
- Roseanne T. Sullivan Substack
- Sacred Music Journal
- Santa Clara Weekly
- San Francisco Faith
- The Catholic Thing
- Also see archived articles linked at: http://www.geocities.ws/roseannesullivan/
Catholic Arts Today
July 2, 2023
May 9, 2023
October 21, 2022
March 29, 2022
December 10, 2020
- The Love Song of Our Lady of O
California Catholic Daily
November 29, 2019June 24th, 2019
March 14th, 2019
January 20, 2019
December 3, 2018
May 28, 2018
March 20, 2018
January 3, 2018
December 20, 2017
December 19, 2017
December 14, 2017
November 19, 2017
Catholic Pundit Wannabe (Selected Posts)
- "A Look Back at the Bay Area Visit of Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop from Kazakhstan"
- When Emily Dickinson Heard Jenny Lind Sing, and Another Surprising Literary Juxtaposition
- Evelyn Waugh's The Loved One and the Four Last Things
- Blessed Fra Angelico, Patron of Artists, and Model for Those who Would Paint Christ
- St. John the Evangelist, Poet of the Word and of the Deification of Believers
- C. S. Lewis was Wrong about the Liturgy; Observations from Sohrab Ahmari's From Fire By Water
- Respectfully Critiquing Pope Francis: Father Rutler's Example
- When Is a Sin Not a Sin? A Crime Not a Crime?
- Dorothy Day on Abortion: Forgiveness for Repented Sins, Yes. Approval of Sins, No
- Other People's Happinesses (Christmas and New Year's Eve 1997/1998)
- Sacred Music Proponent William Peter Mahrt's 80th Birthday
- Mass Below a Miraculous Crucifix that Embraced the Holy Man of Santa Clara
- Love and Not Love At the Movies
- Questions About the Coming Consecration of California to Mary
- Ecce Agnus Dei: The Priest's Fourth Turn Away from the Altar during the Traditional Latin Mass
- Father Rutler Sets Me Straight About the Altar of Sacrifice
- Opposing Amoris Laetitia: Not Envious Bitterness, But Love and True Mercy
- The Miracle and the Hope: Cardinal Kung's Requiem and Burial
- Atheists Bring Down a Historic Cross in Santa Clara, CA
- Sudden World-Wide Adulation of a Man Who Rose from Nowhere: Where Have We Seen This Before?
- Unequal Rights for Women
- Ever Hear of the Agatha Christie Indult? It's a Fascinating Story
- First Comes Love .... Not Anymore!
- Do You Ever Wonder Why Prominent Catholics Openly Defy Church Doctrine?
- Dante, Rod Dreher, and Medusa
Catholic Stand
March 21, 2017February 14, 2017
daCunha.Global
daCunha.Global was a website with "curated stories," where members could access "beautiful, exclusive, and unexpected stories" for a fee. They weren't able to make a go of it and regrettably closed down.
To read my story in a downloadable PDF, click this link: "They Are Coming to Take Me Away."
Mary Queen of the Angels 2021
Double Issue Easter 2021Mary Queen of Angels 2019
Deep Down Things Blog at Dappled Things
Kudos: Composer Frank La Rocca wrote me when I posted this, "Your article on the Carmel Mission in Dappled Things is simply beautiful in both what it expresses and in the lyrical writing. Congratulations and thank you." And where I'd shared the post on a Faithful Catholic Musicians' Facebook page, Frank wrote in a comment, "Everyone in this group needs to read this beautifully written essay."
Kudos (from Frank La Rocca): Dear Roseanne, Thank you for applying all your skill as a writer, your lived knowledge and experience of Catholic liturgy, and what must have been score of hours of research and editing to the creation of this article. I hope you’re as pleased with the results as I am. And thank you for sort of putting my feet to the fire so that I had to formulate more explicitly things that were lodged in my creative semi-conscious mind regarding certain of the decisions and choices I made. Pax Christi, Frank
Latin Mass Magazine The Journal of Catholic Culture and Tradition
The Latin Mass is available by subscription, in printed or online E-editions. Links in this list are to PDF files.
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Christmas 2018
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Summer 2016
Christmas 2018
- Soul of Father Magin, Help Us: The Wonder Working Lesser-Known Missionary of the California Missions
Winter/Spring 2018
Summer 2017
Winter/Spring 2017
Christmas 2017
- Why Does the Modern Age Need the Mass of the Ages?
- Alma Redemptoris Mater the Marian Antiphon for Advent and Christmas
Summer 2016
- What We Can Learn From Shanghai's Oppressed Catholics (Part 3 of "Three Books for Catholics Contemplating the Times In Which We Live)
- A Dystopian Fiction Dubbed Prophetic by Two Popes: Lord of the World (Part 2 of "Three Books for Catholics Contemplating the Times In Which We Live)
- The Surprising Utopian Socialism of Saint Thomas More and Its Long-Reaching Effects (Part 1 of "Three Books for Catholics Contemplating the Times in Which We Live")
- Hebdomada Tranquilla et Jucunda cum Familia Sancti Hieronymi: A Peaceful and Joyful Latin Holiday with the Family of St. Jerome. I've posted a slightly edited version with more photos here.
Article about the beauty and significance of the Pontifical Latin Mass celebrated by Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone in San Francisco in September 2014.
Summer 2014
- An interview with Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone: “Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone Leading by Example,” and an accompanying article titled “San Francisco’s Archbishop Cordileone and the Traditional Latin Mass," about the archbishop's initiatives to improve liturgy in the Bay Area. A PDF copy with both articles is here.
Homiletic and Pastoral Review: America's Foremost Pastoral Publication, Since 1900
- Book Review: The Song of Ascents – Tom Hiney March 2023
- The Emerging Catholic Literary Renaissance: Interview with Poet James Matthew Wilson February 25, 2021
- Abortion Stories: Exploding the Myths of Consequence-Free Sex September 30, 2019
- "'From Fire by Water: My Journey to the Catholic Faith.' By Sohrab Ahmari. Reviewed by Roseanne T. Sullivan" Book Reviews – January 2020
- The Color Pink and Abortion Glee: Toward Comprehending the Incomprehensible Events in New York on January 22, 2019 (reprinted with small changes from Latin Mass Magazine) May 31, 2019
- Father George Rutler's Calm in Chaos: Catholic Wisdom for Anxious Times: A Review "February 12, 2019
- Who Knows? The Truth About Pope Pius XI and His Much Maligned Successor February 24, 2018
- Is There Really Any Hope for a Return to the Traditional Latin Mass? Interview with Dr. Peter Kwasniewski December 12, 201
- In Heaven There is Only Singing: A Review of Two of Father Rutler's Books, and an Interview with the Author August 19, 2017
- Index Lectionum: Scripture Usage in Roman Catholic Masses Before and After Vatican II January 20, 2017.
- Teaching Silently, Reaching the World Through a Hidden Life of Suffering: An Interview with Raymond Arroyo on Mother Angelica: Her Grand Silence August 29, 2016. A longer version is also published here at my blog.
- Sometimes It’s Best to Cover Your Eyes May 14, 2016. A longer version of this same article was published as Dante, Rod Dreher, and Medusa , Catholic Pundit Wannabe, May 16, 2016.
- Propers of the Mass Versus the Four-Hymn Sandwich (January 15, 2016)
- Propers of the Mass Versus the Four- Hymn Sandwich(modified version on this blog)
- Fr. Samuel Weber’s “The Proper of the Mass": An Interview with Dr. Peter Kwasniewski (modified version on this blog)
- Fr. Samuel Weber’s “Propers of the Mass”: An Interview with Dr. Peter Kwasniewski by Roseanne Sullivan (posted at New Liturgical Movement)
- Review of Proclamation and Celebration: Preaching on Christmas, Easter, and other Festivals under "Summer Reading for June 2015." PDF file of the review edited to reduce the need to scroll.
- Review of The Romance of Religion by Fr. Dwight Longenecker, under "Spring Reading for March 15, 2015, Homiletic and Pastoral Review. PDF file of the review edited to reduce the need to scroll.
Miscellaneous
- Radio Interview: Interviewed on an EWTN-affiliated radio show on September 4, 2020 about my article Saint Clare: Patron Saint of Silicon Valley.
- Poetry Reading: In December, 2020, I read a poem at a ZOOM reading. The poem was one of the top five entries in a poetry contest at Catholic Literary Arts, on the topic of "Waiting with the Mother of God during Advent." It is published at Catholic Literary Arts and at Catholic Arts Today. You can read it here: The Love Song of Our Lady of O.
National Catholic Register Newspaper: America’s Most Complete and Faithful Catholic News Source
January 25, 2025
September 23, 2023
July 27, 2022
November 13, 2007
- "Chant Survivor William Mahrt: Anno quadragesimo quarto" unedited version with photos
- "Sweetness and Light:What Drives Some Jews to Christ": NCR archived article about Roy Schoeman, author of Salvation is from the Jews and Honey from the Rock (Ignatius Press), from an interview I had with him at his home.
- "Roy Schoeman Interview - The Complete Version" unedited version of interview
- "Roy Schoeman and the Return of the Jews: From a Jewish Perspective Within the Catholic Faith" unedited version of article
New Liturgical Movement: Sacred Liturgy and Liturgical Arts
Regina Magazine: Inspiring, Intelligent, Catholic
- New California Men’s Order Will Teach Roman Liturgy: About the Contemplatives of St. Joseph in Formation in South San Francisco
- After 50 Years, There’s a TLM in San Francisco: Article about the regularly scheduled first Sunday-morning Extraordinary Form Mass in San Francisco after five decades
ReligionUnplugged.com
Dana Gioa: "A startling review which I enjoyed!”
Roseanne T. Sullivan Substack
- The Crucifix That Keeps On Coming Back
- Sacred Art’s Mysterious Call to the Heart
- They’re Coming to Take Me Away
- Saint Clare: Patron Saint of Silicon Valley
- Going to Italy and Coming Back Again
- The Christmas Eve I Met St. Francis in Assisi
- Great Peaches: Today and Yesterday
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS: CONVERT, JESUIT PRIEST, POET, LOVER OF GOD AND HIS CREATION
Sacred Music Journal
- Review: Tallis by Kerry McCarthy
- Christmas Music of William Byrd, Paradoxical Catholic Composer for Protestant Elizabeth I
Santa Clara Weekly: Community Newspaper
San Francisco Faith
- Another Name for Pastor: The Direction of Lay Ministry in the Diocese of San Jose—with sidebar: "Data Raw or Cooked?" Published under the nom de plume, Ingrid Hofer.
Dana Gioia told me The Catholic Thing might be interested in an article by me about the Catholic Imagination Conference. After it was published, I was delighted when he commented:
"This is such a lovely piece and feature. I feel that you have articulated what the conference is and has been better than anyone else. . . .
"Thank you for bringing all your skill and intelligence to bear."
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