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An Offering of Light

Jan 18, 2008

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An Offering of Light

I caught this monk lighting the votive candles at San Miniato al Monte, in Florence, Italy, in preparation for a vespers service; I was able to shoot with available light by using ISO 1600.

Jan 11, 2008

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Q&A with John Seel, Cultural Change Agent (Walden Media)

My resume says that I am a “moral entrepreneur, educational reformer, and cultural change agent.” It sounds pretty complicated and grandiose when stated this way, but it’s a good summary of what I have done in my life. I’m a visionary: rarely satisfied with what is, always longing for what can be.

Called

Jan 11, 2008

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Called

From the series Woman, a cycle of paintings about the stages of life for a woman—and a metaphoric evocation of the body/Bride of Christ.

Jan 4, 2008

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Good news indeed!

I was asked if I would like to respond to the December 12 Comment symposium "Good news?", based on the Commentary magazine essay, "Crime, Drugs, and Welfare—and Other Good News," written by my colleague Yuval Levin and me. I'm delighted to do so, and will respond in...

Jan 4, 2008

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Something beautiful in Hollywood

Meet Eduardo Verástegui. He's been called the "Brad Pitt of Mexico" and a "Tijuana Tom Cruise." He stars in Bella, a film that garnered number-one rankings since it appeared in U.S. theaters last month—a film that won the Toronto Film Festival in 2006 and is in the...

Dec 14, 2007

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Things I love: clothes

I love shopping as much as the next girl, but my clothes and I have a less amicable relationship. I'd like to think it's because I am so consumed by other loftier pursuits. More likely, I'm a bit weird.My wardrobe and I have a rocky history. I went to a private,...

Nov 30, 2007

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Signs of hope in film and television

The church hasn't quite figured out what to make of Hollywood, have we? We decry the dark side of entertainment: the explicit sexuality and violence, the crass humor, the dehumanizing fascination with idealized celebrities whose fame eats them from the inside. We talk...