The Catholic Spirit: An Anthology for Discovering Faith Through Literature, Art, Film and Music

by Bettigole, Michel

• ISBN13: 9781594711824
• ISBN10: 1594711828
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-11
• Publisher: Ave Maria Pr

Summary

The Catholic Spirit sends teens on a journey through classical art, literature, and musical forms that bring greater clarity to important topics of religious significance found in Church teachings.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
General Introduction: How to Use this Sourcebook	p. 1
What We Believe (The Profession of Faith)	p. 9
Creation and Nature of God
"God's Grandeur"	p. 14
"The Teacher of Wisdom"	p. 17
"Pigeon Feathers"	p. 24
"The Creation" James Weldon Johnson and "The Burning Babe"Robert Southwell	p. 52
"Parker's Back"	p. 59
The Journey of the Mind into God	p. 84
Seeing with the Artist	p. 89
"Questions for Fra Angelico"	p. 92
Looking at Film	p. 93
God's Ongoing Revelation
"The Bethlehem Explosion"	p. 96
"Where Love is, God is"	p. 100
"A Woman of Little Faith" from The Brothers Karamazov	p. 115
Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina of Tuscany Galileo Galilei and "Address to the Pontifical Academy of Science"	p. 121
Seeing with the Artist	p. 137
Looking at Film	p. 137
Listening to Sacred Music	p. 138
The Uniqueness of Mary, the Mother of God
"The Blessed Virgin Mary Compared to a Window"	p. 141
"Our Lady's Juggler"	p. 145
The Communion of Saints
"Marble Floor"	p. 153
An Account of the Martyrdom of St. Blandine and Her Companions in AD 177, from The Ecclesiastical History: Eusebius of Caesarea	p. 156
Life Everlasting
Two Letters of St. Théièse of Lisieux to Abbe Belliere	p. 165
Seeing with the Artist	p. 173
Looking at Film	p. 175
How We Touch God and How God Touches Us (The Celebration of the Christian Mystery)	p. 179
Sacred Times and Sacred Spaces
"St. Francis and the Animals," from The Writings of Thomas of Celano: Adapted	p. 182
"Welcome Morning"	p. 187
The Cathedral	p. 192
The Seven Sacraments and Their Effects
"She Went by Gently"	p. 196
"The Hint of An Explanation" from Collected Stories of Graham Greene	p. 205
"The Gift of the Magi"	p. 219
The Diary of a Country Priest	p. 227
Seeing with the Artist	p. 239
Looking at Film	p. 243
Listening to Sacred Music	p. 244
How We Should Live (Life in Christ)	p. 249
Living Out God's Law
"Richard Cory"	p. 253
"The Sniper"	p. 256
"The Filipino and the Drunkard"	p. 262
Law of Love
"The Story of the Other Wise Man"	p. 267
"The Bishop's Candlesticks" from Les Misérables Victor Hugo (translated by Isabel Florence Hapgood)	p. 282
"Helen" from The Junkie Priest: Father Daniel Egan, SA.	p. 297
The Voice of Conscience
"The Merit of a Young Priest" from Hasidic Tales of the Holocaust	p. 309
"The Mysterious Visitor" from The Brothers Karamazov	p. 316
Right Judgment and Action
"The Little Match Girl"	p. 329
"Vanka"	p. 333
"The Trouble" from The Prince of Darkness and Other Stories	p. 339
"On Opening a Page in Time Magazine"	p. 354
Salvador Witness: The Life and Calling of Jean Donovan	p. 357
Seeing with the Artist	p. 369
Looking at Film	p. 371
Listening to Sacred Music	p. 378
How We Talk to God and How God Talks to Us (Prayer)	p. 383
Connecting with God
"In the Convent Chapel" from The Light Invisible	p. 386
"The Three Hermits"	p. 395
"March 7,1848" from Meditations and Devotions	p. 404
Inspirations to Prayer
"Hail Mary" from Dago Red	p. 407
Decree of the Second Council of Nicaea	p. 414
Praying in Times of Need
"An Experience of God at Midnight," from Bearing the Cross	p. 417
"A Woman's Prayer" from Union Square to Rome	p. 425
"His Cleric's Eye" from And the Risen Bread	p. 429
Seeing with the Artist	p. 435
Looking at Film	p. 437
Listening to Sacred Music	p. 439
Acknowledgements	p. 441
Reference List	p. 444
Index	p. 447
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