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Matisse's 14 stations, depicting the 'most profound of human dramas,' on exhibit in Baltimore
7+ hour, 34+ min ago (801+ words) BALTIMORE (OSV News) -- Henri Matisse was perhaps the unlikeliest of artists to create the Stations of the Cross. Though baptized a Catholic, the celebrated French painter was not a religious man. He had little familiarity with the Bible, Christian theology…...
Martin Scorsese presents Mary's story in Easter special of 'The Saints"
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (933+ words) (OSV News) -- Ahead of Easter, Martin Scorsese's docudrama series about the saints is featuring the queen of all saints: Mary, the mother of Jesus. "Mary is an unbelievably inspiring character," Matti Leshem, creator of "Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints," said....
Encounter: From the Heart of Pope Francis
3+ day, 41+ min ago (154+ words) Encounter: From the Heart of Pope Francis'Detroit Catholic By his words and actions, Pope Francis compels the global Church to a radically renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ. Encounter: From the Heart of Pope Francis is a performance piece that…...
Carved by grace: How Gaudí led a Japanese artist to the Catholic faith
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (656+ words) (OSV'News) " As the Church enters Holy Week " when the stone of Christ's tomb becomes a sign not of death but of the Resurrection " the life of Japanese sculptor Etsuro Sotoo offers a striking witness to how stone itself can become…...
Seminarians wow the audience, touch hearts with ‘Joseph and Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ performance at Sacred Heart Major Seminary
1+ week, 4+ day ago (981+ words) DETROIT " It was 30 minutes before showtime at Sacred Heart Major Seminary on March 20, and the line of people outside the auditorium snaked through the maze of hallways in the 1924 building. People were eager for the doors to open for the…...
Dreamcoat used in ‘Joseph’ performance honors the legacy of Sacred Heart alum
1+ week, 4+ day ago (658+ words) DETROIT " The coat worn by the character of Joseph in last weekend's presentation of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at Sacred Heart Major Seminary is more than a costume. It's a legacy, says Gary Blair. Gary is the husband…...
'The Optimist' tells story of Holocaust survivor helped by Catholic family
2+ week, 4+ day ago (773+ words) (OSV News) -- After Jeanine Thomas was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer, she knew she needed to create a film about her friend Herbert Heller, a Holocaust survivor. "When you're faced with really wondering if you have tomorrow, when you do…...
Seminarians to perform classic ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’
3+ week, 3+ day ago (549+ words) DETROIT " The annual theater performance at Sacred Heart Major Seminary is a highlight of the academic year. But this year, there's even more excitement in the air as the seminarians prepare to perform in the seminary's newly renovated auditorium for…...
Filmmaker explores shifts in U.S. religious landscape through lens of Ursuline sister
4+ week, 8+ hour ago (738+ words) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (OSV News) " Louisville filmmaker Morgan Atkinson didn't expect that his career would include producing two documentaries on a local religious congregation of women. But that's "just the way it turned out," he said. Atkinson's newest documentary " "In the…...
In Brief:
4+ week, 2+ day ago (260+ words) In Brief'Detroit Catholic In Brief: Cathedral to host organ concert series in celebration of 100th anniversary of Casavant organ DETROIT " The Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit is hosting an organ festival with three special programs in honor of…...