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Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J., is president emeritus of Georgetown University and director of mission at Jesuit Refugee Service/USA.
Ramos Martinez, ‘Calla Lily Vendor’ (photo: The Whitney Museum of Art)
Arts & CultureArt
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.
In the early 20th century, American artists were intoxicated by the way Mexican muralists transformed their people’s struggle for justice into narrative imagery.
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Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.
More painful, though not treated in the exhibition, is the current situation of Sudan, which only became independent from British colonial rule in 1956.
Photo courtesy of Holy Angels Catholic Church
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Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.
Since 1990 a vibrant black parish has worshiped before the marvelous mural by Engelbert Mveng, S.J.
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Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.
“The Warmth of Other Suns: Stories of Global Displacement” is a lesson on how art can awaken us to the unprecedented crisis of refugees and displaced persons now numbering 70.8 million.
“Cruz for Bishop Oscar Romero, Martyr of El Salvador” by Michael Tracy was featured in an exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art at St. Louis University. (Photo: MOCRA).
Arts & CultureArt
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.
The Museum of Contemporary Religious Art at St. Louis University stands out for its singular focus on art that is genuinely interfaith.
FaithLast Take
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.
In an age characterized by all but a desperate need for solidarity, when the religious and secular bonds of community have become badly frayed, bridges real and metaphorical have become more important than ever.
FaithFaith in Focus
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.
An Encounter with Silence
Nun kneeling on stage
Arts & CultureMusic
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.
Originally written by Georges Bernanos, the “Dialogues of the Carmelites” was turned into an opera by the French composer Francis Poulenc.
Politics & SocietyLast Take
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.
Our advocacy was based on the intrinsic dignity and inalienable value of all human beings and their equal and essential rights as members of the human family.
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Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.
Following an acclaimed exhibition of the great French Romantic painter Eugène Delacroix at the Louvre in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened, on Sept. 17, the first full presentation of the artist ever to be held in North America.