Church of Saint Joseph the Carpenter

Dr. Steven Umbrello

The use of AI to create sacred art presents significant philosophical, theological, and ethical challenges that warrant careful consideration.

Dr. Richard DeClue

Now, more than ever—in this age of social media—a proper understanding and discernment of authentic "sensus fidei" is gravely needed.

Nell O’Leary

Silvina Sironi discusses her passion for art and her new mission in the Institute as leader of the new Art for Evangelists community.

Leah Libresco Sargeant

Thinking about the work of artists as subcreators and communicators of love will offer children an inoculation against AI art they encounter.

Dr. Christopher Kaczor

The story at root is about love: the love of a mother for an alcoholic son and wayward husband, the love of spouses grown glacial, and the love of eros fraught with difficulties.

Alejandro Terán-Somohano

Spanish artist Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida’s painting is far more than an eloquent social critique. It is a call to repentance.

Lauren Meyers

A sacramental understanding of the body is the remedy to disintegrated humanity. Tattoos are insufficient in recapturing a sacramental nature.

Rachel Lu

"Pagan America" is endearing and often evocative but in the end bogs down in apocalyptic rhetoric and fails to deliver much useful advice.

Nell O’Leary

Liz Kelly leads the Women's Formation Community in the Institute, and she knows women hold a unique and very powerful role in evangelization.

Nick Haydon

Reflecting on what Avenged Sevenfold are saying/screaming provided me with insight into how the secular, nonreligious world understands God.