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Burning With Love: Catholic Art Competition Honors the Sacred Heart
- By Michie
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
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Dappled Things’ awards respond to need for fresh, creative and orthodox depictions of Christ.
Dappled Things, a literary and artistic magazine that describes itself as “wholeheartedly Catholic,” announced the winners of its “Sacred Heart Art Competition” on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
In June 2023, Dappled Things challenged artists to submit artwork that reflected devotion to the Sacred Heart, and on June 7, the magazine awarded a $1,000 cash prize to the first-place artist, Matthew Conner, and announced six additional winners.
The timeline of the contest was no accident: June is the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
In search for fresh depictions of this devotion, Katy Carl, Dappled Things’ editor-in-chief, aimed for the winning pieces to be “conducive to putting up, to enthroning … treating Christ’s Sacred Heart as the center of your devotion, of your love.”
The contest was ultimately animated by the conviction that “we can convey the depth beyond the sentimental. … It should touch the soul and the spirit and the intellect,” Matthew Alderman, competition judge and Cram & Ferguson Architects project designer, told the Register.
He explained that since the Sacred Heart is a relatively recent devotion, classical images can be “quaint. … It’s often a little bit saccharine.” The call for new artwork was meant to highlight the talented work of sacred artists, as well as create a beautiful devotional piece that could be presented on a family’s mantel as well as within a basilica. The awarded artwork is done in a variety of styles, with both Gothic and Eastern iconographic styles represented.
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Dappled Things, a literary and artistic magazine that describes itself as “wholeheartedly Catholic,” announced the winners of its “Sacred Heart Art Competition” on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
In June 2023, Dappled Things challenged artists to submit artwork that reflected devotion to the Sacred Heart, and on June 7, the magazine awarded a $1,000 cash prize to the first-place artist, Matthew Conner, and announced six additional winners.
The timeline of the contest was no accident: June is the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
In search for fresh depictions of this devotion, Katy Carl, Dappled Things’ editor-in-chief, aimed for the winning pieces to be “conducive to putting up, to enthroning … treating Christ’s Sacred Heart as the center of your devotion, of your love.”
The contest was ultimately animated by the conviction that “we can convey the depth beyond the sentimental. … It should touch the soul and the spirit and the intellect,” Matthew Alderman, competition judge and Cram & Ferguson Architects project designer, told the Register.
He explained that since the Sacred Heart is a relatively recent devotion, classical images can be “quaint. … It’s often a little bit saccharine.” The call for new artwork was meant to highlight the talented work of sacred artists, as well as create a beautiful devotional piece that could be presented on a family’s mantel as well as within a basilica. The awarded artwork is done in a variety of styles, with both Gothic and Eastern iconographic styles represented.
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Burning With Love: Catholic Art Competition Honors the Sacred Heart
Dappled Things’ awards respond to need for fresh, creative and orthodox depictions of Christ.
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Have things changed since 1955?
- By jacks
- Technology
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It's refreshing to have something that admits to their weaknesses. This makes me like AI even more.
I guess Isaac Asimov still remains correct!
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‘American Spartacus’: Honoring a Black Catholic Civil War hero on Juneteenth
- By Michie
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
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Juneteenth is a federal holiday recognizing the liberation of Black Americans and marking the conclusion of the U.S. Civil War. On June 19, 1865, enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, saw the Union Army, which included regiments of armed Black Americans fighting under the American flag, reunite the country and declare them free from bondage.
Black Americans began Juneteenth celebrations in Texas, and the celebration eventually spread throughout the country as the struggle to secure the peace and promise of racial equality won by the Civil War continued. This Juneteenth 2024 marks 168 years after the first Juneteenth celebration and is the fourth time the entire U.S. will observe it as a national holiday.
Catholics on Juneteenth should celebrate this day by honoring the memory of Capt. André Cailloux, the Black Catholic hero and patriot called the “American Spartacus,” whose ultimate sacrifice on the battlefield was crucial to turning the tide of the Civil War and allowing us the opportunity to live in a country that strives after “peace and justice for all.”
In 1861, at the outset of the Civil War, Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens proudly declared the Confederacy would be the first nation in the world built on white supremacy, “upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery subordination to the superior race is his natural and normal condition.”
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Black Americans began Juneteenth celebrations in Texas, and the celebration eventually spread throughout the country as the struggle to secure the peace and promise of racial equality won by the Civil War continued. This Juneteenth 2024 marks 168 years after the first Juneteenth celebration and is the fourth time the entire U.S. will observe it as a national holiday.
Catholics on Juneteenth should celebrate this day by honoring the memory of Capt. André Cailloux, the Black Catholic hero and patriot called the “American Spartacus,” whose ultimate sacrifice on the battlefield was crucial to turning the tide of the Civil War and allowing us the opportunity to live in a country that strives after “peace and justice for all.”
In 1861, at the outset of the Civil War, Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens proudly declared the Confederacy would be the first nation in the world built on white supremacy, “upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery subordination to the superior race is his natural and normal condition.”
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Honoring a Black Catholic Civil War hero on Juneteenth
Catholics should honor Capt. André Cailloux’s bold sacrifice, which his contemporaries believed decisively changed the outcome of the Civil War.
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U.S. bishop applauds Biden’s move to allow undocumented spouses pathway to citizenship
- By Michie
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 18, 2024 / 17:30 pm
The head of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Migration, Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday praised the Biden administration’s new plan to offer a pathway to citizenship for undocumented spouses and children of American citizens.
This new streamlined process will permit noncitizen spouses married to U.S. citizens to apply to legally live and work in the U.S. without fear of being deported. In addition to the spouses, noncitizen children of applicants would also be allowed to receive such protections.
To be eligible for this process, noncitizens must have resided in the U.S. for 10 years or more and be legally married to an American citizen while satisfying all other applicable immigration requirements. Those who qualify under these guidelines would be eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship after three years while also being allowed for work authorization in that period of time.
“We welcome today’s announcement and the hope it brings to thousands of American families who have grappled with the fear of separation for a decade or more,” Seitz shared following Tuesday’s announcement from the White House.
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The head of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Migration, Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday praised the Biden administration’s new plan to offer a pathway to citizenship for undocumented spouses and children of American citizens.
This new streamlined process will permit noncitizen spouses married to U.S. citizens to apply to legally live and work in the U.S. without fear of being deported. In addition to the spouses, noncitizen children of applicants would also be allowed to receive such protections.
To be eligible for this process, noncitizens must have resided in the U.S. for 10 years or more and be legally married to an American citizen while satisfying all other applicable immigration requirements. Those who qualify under these guidelines would be eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship after three years while also being allowed for work authorization in that period of time.
“We welcome today’s announcement and the hope it brings to thousands of American families who have grappled with the fear of separation for a decade or more,” Seitz shared following Tuesday’s announcement from the White House.
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Bishop applauds move to allow undocumented spouses citizenship path
To be eligible for this process, non-citizens must have resided in the U.S. for 10 years or more and be legally married to an American citizen while satisfying all other applicable immigration requirements.
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Black Birder Wrongfully Accused in Central Park Used his Fame to Make Bird Watching Show-Now it Wins Emmy
- By Michie
- Outdoor Activities & Nature
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The black man who bagged himself a show on National Geographic after making headlines as the victim of a racial profiling incident has now followed it up with a Daytime Emmy Award.
It’s a beautiful culmination of four years of creative work spawned in the wake of the “Central Park Karen” incident, that has seen Mr. Christian Cooper produce a book, television show, and graphic novel series.
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Black Birder Wrongfully Accused in Central Park Used his Fame to Make Bird Watching Show-Now it Wins Emmy
It's a beautiful culmination of four years of creative work spawned in the wake of the "Central Park Karen" incident,
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Lost Donkey Seen Living With Elk Herd 5 Years Later: ‘Living His Best Life’
- By Michie
- Outdoor Activities & Nature
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A hunter in Northern California stumbled upon a queer sight while out in the Cache Creek Wilderness—a donkey that had seemingly been adopted by a herd of elk.
The video he posted on his Instagram channel marks the first update on the status of Diesel, a local donkey separated from its owners back in 2019.
When out hiking with Dave Drewry, a local of Clear Lake, something spooked Diesel sending him running off into the woods. Drewry and his wife Terrie looked all over the nearby territory on foot, in their car, and even with drones, but could not locate their beloved donkey.
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Lost Donkey Seen Living With Elk Herd 5 Years Later: 'Living His Best Life'
The family was always saddened at the mention of their lost family member, believing that he didn't have the minerals to survive in the wild
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Generational curses or consequences?
- Exposition & Bible Study
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I don't know. It's already been 2000 years since Jesus. An actual Hebrew Generation is approximately 30 years, so we only have 28,000 years of mercy left! Getting nervous!
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