‘Hänsel und Gretel’: An Unlikely Christmas Story
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‘Hänsel und Gretel’: An Unlikely Christmas Story

Learn how one mother’s quest to soften the original fairy tale helped transform it into one of today’s beloved operas.
Texas Sculptor Recalls Decades-Long Journey to Success
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Texas Sculptor Recalls Decades-Long Journey to Success

Award-winning sculptor Craig Campobella discusses his beginnings, the importance of honest criticism, and why he chooses to create certain pieces.
‘A Complete Unknown’: A Guaranteed Timothée Chalamet Oscar
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‘A Complete Unknown’: A Guaranteed Timothée Chalamet Oscar

Chalamet’s bravura turn as Bob Dylan transcends mimicry and captures the essence of the rock star’s prickly but brilliant talent. It’s a channeling performance.
The Unlikely History of ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’
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The Unlikely History of ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’

With several lyric and stanza iterations set to secular music, this sacred hymn is a Christmas favorite.
Christmas: Offering Hope Even Within the Mundane World
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Christmas: Offering Hope Even Within the Mundane World

The holiday is bound up with hope for a better future, and hope allows us to thrive.
Texas Sculptor Recalls Decades-Long Journey to Success

Texas Sculptor Recalls Decades-Long Journey to Success

Award-winning sculptor Craig Campobella discusses his beginnings, the importance of honest criticism, and why he chooses to create certain pieces.
Shining a Light on Hanukkah Menorahs

Shining a Light on Hanukkah Menorahs

Since antiquity, craftsmen have explored different media, motifs, shapes, and sizes when creating Hanukkah menorahs.
International Finalists’ Artworks Promote Realistic Art

International Finalists’ Artworks Promote Realistic Art

The finalists of the 17th International Art Renewal Center Salon Competition are in.
Pondering Christ’s Return

Pondering Christ’s Return

Award-winning American artist John Darley paints an auspicious moment.
Madresfield Court: The Real Brideshead, Renovated

Madresfield Court: The Real Brideshead, Renovated

Madresfield Court is one of the finest example of the Arts and Crafts movement’s ecclesial architecture.
Heavenly Himalayan Art, Beyond the Veil 

Heavenly Himalayan Art, Beyond the Veil 

Art lovers can see rare sacred art in The Met Museum’s ‘Mandalas: Mapping the Buddhist Art of Tibet’ exhibition.
Restoring Faith: Notre-Dame de Paris Enters a New Era

Restoring Faith: Notre-Dame de Paris Enters a New Era

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit the French Gothic masterpiece of ‘Our Lady of Paris’ after its restoration.
Tintoretto’s ‘Presentation of the Virgin’

Tintoretto’s ‘Presentation of the Virgin’

Tintoretto painting was regarded as the ‘best executed’ Renaissance painting in Venice’s Madonna dell'Orto church.
‘Scrooge: A Christmas Carol’: Podcast Offered to Prison Ministry

‘Scrooge: A Christmas Carol’: Podcast Offered to Prison Ministry

G3 Prison Ministries will offer the podcast to inmates and their families to celebrate the Christmas season.
The ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Ballet: Dancing Shakespeare’s Love Story

The ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Ballet: Dancing Shakespeare’s Love Story

Three productions of the timeless story have charmed ballet audiences for almost a century.
‘Let Me Buy You a Drink’: An Indie Gem

‘Let Me Buy You a Drink’: An Indie Gem

A film that straddles the line between fiction and documentary shows how a broken life can heal with the help of family and friends.
‘A Complete Unknown’: A Guaranteed Timothée Chalamet Oscar

‘A Complete Unknown’: A Guaranteed Timothée Chalamet Oscar

Chalamet’s bravura turn as Bob Dylan transcends mimicry and captures the essence of the rock star’s prickly but brilliant talent. It’s a channeling performance.
Jill Wagner Shares What’s Most Important in Her Life

Jill Wagner Shares What’s Most Important in Her Life

The versatile actress stars in and co-produces her most personal project to date.
‘My Cousin Rachel’: Between Trust and Doubt

‘My Cousin Rachel’: Between Trust and Doubt

Olivia de Havilland leads a powerful cast in a film of obsession, mistrust, and ambiguity.
Christmas: Offering Hope Even Within the Mundane World

Christmas: Offering Hope Even Within the Mundane World

The holiday is bound up with hope for a better future, and hope allows us to thrive.
The Home of Sarah Orne Jewett in South Berwick, Maine

The Home of Sarah Orne Jewett in South Berwick, Maine

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a 1770s home with cheery color schemes and patterns throughout.
The Dreams of Children: Christmas During the Great Depression

The Dreams of Children: Christmas During the Great Depression

Some children were happy just to have food for Christmas. Others dreamt about items illustrated in the Sears & Roebuck Christmas catalog.
Catherine Palace: Russia’s Homage to Great Queens

Catherine Palace: Russia’s Homage to Great Queens

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a palace honoring the tsarinas of Russia.
‘Mary’: A Holiday Faith and Family Movie That Doesn’t Play It Safe

‘Mary’: A Holiday Faith and Family Movie That Doesn’t Play It Safe

Action director D.J. Caruso shakes things up with this biography of the Virgin Mary.
Michelangelo’s Poems: Painting a Picture of Immortality

Michelangelo’s Poems: Painting a Picture of Immortality

The renowned artist of the Renaissance was also a poet of some repute as seen in these verses of physical beauty.
The Heart of France: The Story of Notre-Dame de Paris

The Heart of France: The Story of Notre-Dame de Paris

The cathedral built to direct humanity’s eyes toward heaven and eternity is reopening its doors.
Malahide Castle: An Elegant Home Near Dublin

Malahide Castle: An Elegant Home Near Dublin

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,” we visit a medieval fortification transformed into a manor of Georgian classicism.
‘Holy Grace’ Played by Tang Hsing Lien, Winner of Bronze Award at 7th NTD International Piano Competition

‘Holy Grace’ Played by Tang Hsing Lien, Winner of Bronze Award at 7th NTD International Piano Competition

‘Holy Grace’ is the commissioned composition arranged specially for the 7th NTD International Piano Competition.
‘Holy Grace’ Played by Shih-Yeh Lu, Winner of Silver & Best Rendition Award at 7th NTD International Piano Competition

‘Holy Grace’ Played by Shih-Yeh Lu, Winner of Silver & Best Rendition Award at 7th NTD International Piano Competition

‘Holy Grace’ is the commissioned composition arranged specially for the 7th NTD International Piano Competition.
‘Holy Grace’ Played by Robert Neumann, Winner of Gold & Best Rendition Award of the Commissioned Composition at 2024 NIPC

‘Holy Grace’ Played by Robert Neumann, Winner of Gold & Best Rendition Award of the Commissioned Composition at 2024 NIPC

‘Holy Grace’ is the commissioned composition arranged specially for the 7th NTD International Piano Competition (NIPC).
Winners Announced in NTD’s 7th International Piano Competition

Winners Announced in NTD’s 7th International Piano Competition

The mission of the competition is to promote traditional arts of pure authenticity, pure goodness, and pure beauty.
‘Hänsel und Gretel’: An Unlikely Christmas Story

‘Hänsel und Gretel’: An Unlikely Christmas Story

Learn how one mother’s quest to soften the original fairy tale helped transform it into one of today’s beloved operas.
The Unlikely History of ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’

The Unlikely History of ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’

With several lyric and stanza iterations set to secular music, this sacred hymn is a Christmas favorite.
Setting King Arthur’s Life to Music

Setting King Arthur’s Life to Music

From opera to orchestra, these inspired musical works feature the life and loves of Camelot’s legendary king.
Three Versions of ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’

Three Versions of ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’

The somber show tune performed by Judy Garland morphed into a transcending holiday hit.
The Surprising Odyssey of ‘The Christmas Song’

The Surprising Odyssey of ‘The Christmas Song’

A hot summer day helps create an enduring Christmas classic.
Jon Shabaglian: From Artist to Psalmist

Jon Shabaglian: From Artist to Psalmist

Singer-songwriter Jon Shabaglian uses his faith and musical gift to unify and improve communities.
‘White Christmas’: Irving Berlin’s Wistful Memories

‘White Christmas’: Irving Berlin’s Wistful Memories

The short, popular Christmas carol and its moving origin story have impacted American families and holiday culture for generations.
Love, Honor, and Patriotism: Lee Brice’s ‘I Drive Your Truck’

Love, Honor, and Patriotism: Lee Brice’s ‘I Drive Your Truck’

The true story that inspired Lee Brice’s hit single ‘I Drive Your Truck.’
History Off the Beaten Track: Women’s Compassion in War

History Off the Beaten Track: Women’s Compassion in War

In this installment of ‘History Off the Beaten Path,’ we visit Gettysburg and learn about the women who stepped up during the harrowing battle there.
250 Years Ago, Part 2: The First Continental Congress and the Suffolk Resolves

250 Years Ago, Part 2: The First Continental Congress and the Suffolk Resolves

Colonial America’s trek to freedom was paved with disagreements, but, at the end, the Laws of Nature prevailed on the road to the Revolutionary War.
Nathaniel Palmer: The Accidental Polar Explorer

Nathaniel Palmer: The Accidental Polar Explorer

In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet the son of a shipbuilder who becomes a sealer and ends up making two major polar discoveries.
How Fears of Espionage Created Untenable US-Hungarian Relations

How Fears of Espionage Created Untenable US-Hungarian Relations

In ‘This Week in History,’ Hungarian communists arrest numerous Americans, conduct show trials, and push US diplomatic relations to the breaking point.
Aristotle’s 3 Main Influences on America’s Founding Fathers

Aristotle’s 3 Main Influences on America’s Founding Fathers

The Founding Fathers agreed with a number of Aristotle’s ideas, including the notion that a government should help secure its citizens’ happiness.
Gander, Newfoundland Welcomed Thousands in the Aftermath of 9/11

Gander, Newfoundland Welcomed Thousands in the Aftermath of 9/11

In this installment of ‘Forgotten History Matters,’ we learn about a small Canadian town that took in people stranded when their flights were diverted.
Italo Calvino’s Story: ‘Santa’s Children’

Italo Calvino’s Story: ‘Santa’s Children’

Protagonist Marcovaldo tries to figure out the conundrum of Christmas consumerism in this Italian short story.
J.R.R. Tolkien’s Long-Lost Christmas Poem

J.R.R. Tolkien’s Long-Lost Christmas Poem

A discovery of Tolkien’s poem brought to light a lovely Christmas meditation. Unlike most of Tolkien’s works, it’s explicitly Christian.
3 Books About Male Friendship

3 Books About Male Friendship

Stories about villains, heroes, friends, and fathers and sons, offer food for thought.