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Friday, December 30

S. Joan with her Voices

S. Joan of Arc with her Voices: SS. Michael, Katherine and Margaret. Ink on vellum. December 2009. © Matthew Alderman 2009. Private Collecti...

Welcome, readers of Crisis Magazine ! I hope you enjoyed my recent book review there of Dr. Zmirak's graphic novel, The Grand Inquisit...

From the Archives:The La Sapienza Wine Bar, and a Visit to Piazza Navon

Apologies for the long absence. This was originally published 09/12/03, during my year studying in Rome, and is suitably Christmassy for a d...

Thursday, December 29

From the Archives: Heraclitus and Ursula

This was originally published on 04/01/2004, during my time studying abroad in Italy, which now seems so long ago, and deals with a visit to...

Saturday, December 24

New Christmas Card Design

© Matthew Alderman 2011 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army, praising God, and saying: Glory to God in t...

Tuesday, November 16

Studio Update from Matthew Alderman

Just to let our readers know that I have been keeping busy during my occasional absences from the Shrine , I thought you might enjoy Matthew...

Tuesday, October 26

Matthew Alderman Studios in the News!

Matthew Alderman Studios has been serving for the past few months as the designer for the principal elevation of the new St. Paul's Uni...

How Do You Say "Plus ça Change" in Viennese Dialect?

'...and well-presented anthems in churches were often rewarded with cries of "Bravo" and handclapping.' --Arthur J. May, T...

Oh, Bother

Someone had the...er...brilliant idea of inviting a man in a Winnie-the-Pooh suit to the recent birthday celebrations for Queen Elizabeth (o...

Friday, October 22

I suspect Captain Jack Aubrey would have done slightly more than this. Still, points for style.

This little aside posted by Mark Shea reminds me why the word "spirituality" (when contrasted with "religion") puts me ...

You've Come to the Right Place

In my role as a lecturer on architectural topics I have been to a number of monasteries and convents, and even one seminary. All of them hav...

Thursday, October 21

An American Neuschwanstein That Wasn't

The wonderful, wonderful book Unbuilt America: Forgotten Architecture from Jefferson to the Space Age was a constant companion of mine duri...

Wednesday, October 20

(Test Pattern)

I do have some posts planned for today, but the image uploader is acting up this morning, so bear with me! Coming up later today or tomorro...

Tuesday, October 19

Christ the God and Christ the Good Man

I think many of us Catholics had at the back of our heads growing up, unconsciously, at the very least that the idea of Christ's divinit...

Monday, October 18

Vlad Ţepeș and the Worst "Where's Waldo" Ever

Since Halloween is coming up, a bit of seasonal ghoulishness for your edification. I have been re-reading Elizabeth Kostova's rather en...

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