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Jared Staudt

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From Sepulchers to Temples: The Transforming Presence of the Resurrection

Jesus’ words to the Pharisees often resonate with his own followers as well: “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. So you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but Read more…

By Jared Staudt, 6 yearsMay 10, 2019 ago
Culture

Joseph and Jesus the Builders

Joseph was a royal figure, descended from David, and, therefore, able to make the claim to be the Messiah: the Lord’s anointed king. David had said that he wanted to build a temple or house for the Lord, but the Lord replied: “You shall not build me a house to Read more…

By Jared Staudt, 6 yearsMay 1, 2019 ago
Art

The Resurrection in Stone

Statuary serves its role in the church primarily through the Crucifix: prominently displayed in almost every sanctuary and Catholic home. Although there are some statues of the Risen Christ, they do not find nearly as much prominence (and we won’t even speak of the attempts to combine the imagery of Read more…

By Jared Staudt, 6 yearsApril 26, 2019 ago
Art

Niccolò dell’Arca’s Lament for the Dead Christ

“God is dead and we have killed him.” Nietzsche is right once a year. The horror of the death of Christ for our sins, marred beyond recognition, and the responsibility we bear for this suffering, should touch us deeply. Although the terror of the death of God gives way to Read more…

By Jared Staudt, 6 yearsApril 19, 2019 ago
Culture

Notre Dame and Broken Signs

Nietzsche, in The Gay Science, after proclaiming the death of God (through the voice of the madman), declared churches to be nothing more than sepulchers of God. Having led a pilgrimage to some of the most beautiful churches in France and Belgium, I think the atheistic prophet is on to Read more…

By Jared Staudt, 6 yearsApril 16, 2019 ago
Art

Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater

Giovanni Battista Draghi (1710-36), known simply as Pergolesi, died far too young. It may be fitting, therefore, that he is known for his musical setting of the Stabat Mater, the hymn we know mostly from the Stations of the Cross. Its emotional and spiritual power may derive, in part, from Read more…

By Jared Staudt, 6 yearsApril 13, 2019 ago
Cultural Literacy

Memorizing the Stations of the Cross

There are essential prayers that most Catholics memorize, particularly those recited in the rosary (Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be). With these prayers, the rosary has served a central way that Catholics meditate, particularly on its twenty mysteries. Many Catholics also attend the Stations on the Cross on Fridays during Read more…

By Jared Staudt, 6 yearsApril 6, 2019 ago
Art

Velázquez’s Christ in the House of Martha and Mary

I chose this painting by Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) as the first of many artifacts of Catholic culture through which I will explore Catholic cultural literacy. It certainly is not one of the most important works of Catholic art, but it represents an important concept for Catholic culture: the breaking of Read more…

By Jared Staudt, 6 yearsMarch 28, 2019 ago
Culture

Christopher Dawson on the Study of Christian Culture

The following reflection is an excerpt from a talk I gave on Catholic education and the formation of culture: Christopher Dawson, in his work The Crisis of Western Education, proposes that Catholic education should take place with the context of culture: the reception and transmission of the treasury of the Read more…

By Jared Staudt, 6 yearsMarch 28, 2019 ago
Cultural Literacy

What is Catholic cultural literacy?

The term cultural literacy was advanced by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. in his bestselling book, Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know. He made a very concrete proposal that included words, persons, events, works of art, places, and concepts needed to be an intelligent and well-functioning adult in American society. Read more…

By Jared Staudt, 6 yearsFebruary 28, 2019 ago

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