Friday Links
June 7, 2024
“Glorify His All-Loving Heart”: Winners of the Sacred Heart Art Competition
Fr. Michael on the Sacred Heart Art Competition
A. M. Juster: Nearing the Origin: A Conversation with John Talbot
Localism with Fr Michael Rennier
A People Without Culture: What the End of Reading Truly Means
Angela Alaimo O’Donnell on the PBS Hemingway documentary
“Glorify His All-Loving Heart”: Winners of the Sacred Heart Art Competition
Congratulations to all the winners of the Sacred Heart Arts Competition. Please see our post for all the winning work.
Fr. Michael on the Sacred Heart Art Competition
Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus was popularized by St. Margaret Mary Alacoque in the 17th century, but long before that it was a cherished part of Catholic piety. The Sacred Heart has origins in the medieval ages. However, despite its venerable history and the countless graces which the faithful have received through it, much of the artwork associated with the devotion lacks inspiration.
As you’ll see, the winning artwork is truly inspired and brimming with beauty.
A. M. Juster: Nearing the Origin: A Conversation with John Talbot
A. E. Stallings called The Well-Tempered Tantrum, John Talbot’s debut poetry collection, “‘one of the least-heralded debuts of recent years,” and lamented that it had “largely escaped the critical attention it deserves.’” A. M. Juster talks to Talbot about ambition, poetry, and more.
Localism with Fr Michael Rennier
And because you can never have too much Fr Michael Rennier in your day! Jeremiah T. Bannister and Fr Michael talk localism, distributes, Catholicism, and more.
A People Without Culture: What the End of Reading Truly Means
This loss of culture, both oral and written, has significant implications for how any human society, let alone a democracy, functions. How do you communicate with other flesh and blood people with neither the ability to read nor listen deeply? This is a civilization-destroying kind of crisis. Without the possibility of deep, meaningful communication across society, there will be fewer deep friendships, fewer relationships, less healthy marriages, and more intergenerational strife as communication between parents and children becomes harder. There will be less collaboration beyond our immediate circles. All of these activities rely on effective speaking and listening, on remembering information, on understanding people and their ideas, on holding multiple ideas in one’s mind and discerning patterns or conflicts between them.
Angela Alaimo O’Donnell on the PBS Hemingway documentary
The documentary succeeds admirably in its quest to uphold the value of Hemingway’s work and confirm his literary legacy, even as it mercilessly exposes the author’s weaknesses. By no means is this an easy thing to do. Each of the writers and critics who testify to his greatness as a stylist and a storyteller acknowledges, at some juncture, a breaking point—an episode in Hemingway’s life that is repellent, reprehensible, unfathomable and unforgivable.
