The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:57:47 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb The colour of charity /item/35178-true-colours-come-through-in-art-project /item/35178-true-colours-come-through-in-art-project

A colouring book of famous religious paintings shows the beauty of Christian faith both in art and charity.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Features Fri, 20 Jan 2023 09:34:34 -0500
Passion for dance drives ballet protege /item/34625-passion-for-dance-drives-ballet-protege /item/34625-passion-for-dance-drives-ballet-protege

When Kolton Ruyter started ballet at age seven, it was more out of necessity than out of love for the dance form.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 22 Jul 2022 11:00:00 -0400
Artistic styles of Spanish Empire as real as it gets /item/34498-artistic-styles-of-spanish-empire-as-real-as-it-gets /item/34498-artistic-styles-of-spanish-empire-as-real-as-it-gets

To anyone who ever thought St. Paul was talking philosophically or theologically when he said “The wages of sin is death,” 18th-century Ecuadorean sculptor Manuel Chili, known as Caspicara, has left a message in wood, glass, metal and paint. Four sculptures called The Fates of Man illustrate St. PaulƵapp warning in the most immediate, visceral and concrete sense possible.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Fri, 10 Jun 2022 09:45:26 -0400
ArtistƵapp mural brings life to Calgary school /item/34190-artist-s-mural-brings-life-to-calgary-school /item/34190-artist-s-mural-brings-life-to-calgary-school

Prolific Blackfoot painter Kalum Teke DanƵapp latest residency has been at St. John XXIII School in Calgary, where for over a month heƵapp been sharing his art and culture with students from kindergarten to Grade 9.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 27 Mar 2022 05:00:00 -0400
Exhibit tells history in ‘Royal Cousins, Rival Queens’ words /features/arts/item/34053-exhibit-tells-history-in-royal-cousins-rival-queens-words /features/arts/item/34053-exhibit-tells-history-in-royal-cousins-rival-queens-words

LONDON -- In a basement of LondonƵapp stately British Library, the light plays through interconnected rooms on a glittering array of paintings, jewels and statuettes, encased amid ancient books, manuscripts and letters.

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Arts News Sat, 19 Feb 2022 05:00:00 -0500
Opera AtelierƵapp first film production evolves past a tragedy and a pandemic /features/arts/item/33502-opera-atelier-s-first-film-production-evolves-past-a-tragedy-and-a-pandemic /features/arts/item/33502-opera-atelier-s-first-film-production-evolves-past-a-tragedy-and-a-pandemic

There are no ugly angels. In the entire 10,000-year history of art, from the caves of Lescaux through the Mystical Nativity of Sandro Botticelli to Ms. FlemingƵapp Grade 3 art class, every single depiction of angels is a depiction of beauty. Opera Atelier co-artistic director Marshall Pynkoski knows why.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Arts News Thu, 16 Sep 2021 08:35:58 -0400
Christianity central to 'Come From Away' /item/33452-christianity-central-to-come-from-away /item/33452-christianity-central-to-come-from-away

It has been nearly five years since Come From Away debuted and enraptured big-city theatre audiences with its musical depiction of how the people of Gander created a ray of light within the darkness of 9/11 for nearly 7,000 Americans forced to make an emergency landing in the remote Newfoundland town.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Features Fri, 03 Sep 2021 08:53:04 -0400
Faith flows through artistic passion /item/33360-faith-flows-through-artistic-passion /item/33360-faith-flows-through-artistic-passion

Nestled amidst the evergreens in the village of Haines Junction in CanadaƵapp Yukon, a tiny church known as Our Lady of the Way has been a source of creative and spiritual inspiration for artist Libby Dulac.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Features Thu, 29 Jul 2021 08:55:51 -0400
Catholic poet, artist put spotlight on COVID /features/arts/item/32027-catholic-poet-artist-put-spotlight-on-covid /features/arts/item/32027-catholic-poet-artist-put-spotlight-on-covid

Patria and Joe Rivera met the challenge of day-to-day life during a pandemic by pouring their energies into creative pursuits. 

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Arts News Mon, 31 Aug 2020 14:11:10 -0400
Late Jesuit shapes sculptorƵapp spirit, art /item/32021-late-jesuit-shapes-sculptor-s-spirit-art /item/32021-late-jesuit-shapes-sculptor-s-spirit-art

St. Padre Pio built a hospital, performed miraculous healing acts, heard over five million confessions and manifested the stigmata. But the Italian priest, who died in 1968 at age 81, knew his highest purpose would be accomplished following his departure from Earth. 

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 30 Aug 2020 07:00:00 -0400