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Is your church preparing the full dining experience? Does it lack the ambiance?

For monastics, literacy and collection, care and preservation of books, the Bible in particular, have always been foundational to their spiritual identity and to the work and prayer of their daily lives. In the spirit of that tradition, Saint John's University sponsors The Saint John's Bible and the "Illuminating the Word" Art Exhibit. Today's Christian visual artists need our support and encouragement to assure that their creative gifts flourish in the contemporary Church.

Sometimes in finding the destination it's best if we throw away "our" map.

This past Friday evening, my wife and I went to one of the main art museums in Houston.The exhibit of the month was Pompeii and the celebration of Roman art from early B. C. to the 17th century. The museum was featuring lost and recovered artwork from the eruption of Pompeii.As we approached the...

It happened at the beginning of the 16^th Century.The Catholic Church based upon the bureaucratic structure of the Holy Roman Empire.The system was externally powerful, but internally corrupt.Reform of the church was called between 1215 and 1545.Nine church-councils were placed to hold reform, but inevitably the churches failed to reach significant accord.The clergy was unable to conduct themselves according to church doctrine, as a continuation, the abuse of church ceremonies and practices persist today.