Music & Arts

“Where did it all go wrong?” asks alumnus architect Erik Bootsma (’01), in a recent lecture before Chicago’s Catholic Arts Guild, “Turning the Tide of the 20th Century: Restoring Beauty in Sacred Architecture.” (See video, above.)

“Lent is the best time for spiritual reading focused on self-improvement,” observes alumnus K. E. Colombini (’85) in Crisis, “especially for those who have promised to give up or cut back on sports or entertainment, freeing up time in the process.”

Next weekend, clergy, seminarians, scholars, musicians, and Catholic school teachers and administrators from across the United States will come to St.

The online Catholic news portal Aleteia has published a three-part series of interviews with alumnus Dr. Peter Kwasniewski (’94) about one of his great loves and areas of expertise: sacred music.

This blog recently featured an illustrated tribute to martyred French priest Rev. Jacques Hamel, penned by alumnus cartoonist Patrick Cross (’14). The work is one of several cartoons that Mr. Cross — who is, by day, a counselor in the College’s Admissions office — has drawn in recent months as he launches a career in editorial cartooning. Already, his efforts have borne some success: Mr. Cross produces cartoons weekly for CatholicVote.org, as well as occasionally for GlennBeck.com.

A tribute to Rev. Jacques Hamel, who was martyred today in Normandy, by alumnus cartoonist Patrick Cross (’14):

Following the 2013 publication of her first children’s book, Monica Estill (’98) has recently released her first coloring book,