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Monday, October 26, 2020

Jackie Coogan, The Kid, Uncle Fester, Bad Boy, Much-Married, Catholic

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACKIE COOGAN, BORN OCTOBER 26, 1914   Have you ever heard about or seen The Kid , Charlie Chaplin's silent comedy-drama...
Tuesday, October 06, 2020

A Liqueur, a Color, and a Hermit Order’s Major Source of Income

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Chartreuse is a luxury liqueur produced by the Carthusians, a strict contemplative order of hermits founded by Saint Bruno, whose feast is ...
Tuesday, September 01, 2020

When Emily Dickinson Heard Jenny Lind Sing, and Another Surprising Literary Juxtaposition

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P.T. Barnum publicity poster When I read the excerpt from "The Writer's Almanac" for September 1, 2020 included below, I was a...
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Tuesday, May 05, 2020

Love and Marriage, Babies and Missals, Jeff and Cynthia Ostrowski

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This article was originally published at Regina Magazine in 2014. Since the article is no longer available in Regina's online archive...
Thursday, April 30, 2020

St. Catherine of Siena, Doctor of the Church

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Relief at the High Altar of the Church of Santa Caterina in Magnaopoli in Rome, by Melchiorre Cafà In the traditional calendar, April 30...
Thursday, April 16, 2020

What is Art? Brâncuși's Bird in Space and the Evolving Definition of Art

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Bird in Space, Constantin   Brâncuși , 1926 I came across this interesting story about a 1920s trial that contributed to the acceptan...
Thursday, April 09, 2020

Thursday of Holy Week: Traditional Commentary and Chant

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Man with the Jar of Water    "In a particular way, make Holy Thursday a day of profound thanksgiving for the Sacraments of the Hol...