http://ruah.stblogs.com renewing the face of culture. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:48:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you're interested in film and God, and you've got adminstrative gifts, you might be interested in this position at Act One, Inc.... (Act One trains and mentors Christians of all denominations for careers in mainstream film and television. We prepare our students to produce film and TV projects ... http://ruah.stblogs.com/2008/07/23/act-one-inc-is-hiring/ If wit was the eighth gift of the Holy Spirit, this might be the fruit of a new Pentecost. I love it. Thank you Catholic Minority Report for your spot on witicisms on the reform of the reform. I especially liked the "50% less Bugnini." (Have you read the review ... http://ruah.stblogs.com/2008/07/09/holy-wit/ Coming up Saturday and Sunday July 12th and 13th, make plans to be on the Capitol Square for the 50th Annual Art Fair on the Square, presented by the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Art Fair on the Square. It's the 50th anniversary of the Art Fair, so MMoCA is ... http://ruah.stblogs.com/2008/06/25/art-fair-on-the-square-july-12-13/ Which is best? To remain obscure, perpetually in debt and tortured, but humble? Or to be invited to higher places and step by step win acclaim, falling victim to vainglory? Perhaps there's a way to remain both humble and be recognized in the world, and if I had my guess, ... http://ruah.stblogs.com/2008/06/22/grassroots-films-wins-in-hawaii/ "The writer should never be ashamed of staring. There is nothing that does not require his attention." --Flannery O'ConnorShare This http://ruah.stblogs.com/2008/06/06/flannery/ Would you think me a bit mad if I told you God spoke to me through color? Most of the few people who I've told about God's pigmental locutions do, in fact, think I'm a bit mad. But just as we don't choose God because He chooses us (John 15), ... http://ruah.stblogs.com/2008/05/27/the-still-small-voice-of-color/ To get to the Other Side! I have a visually-based vocabulary and memory, so in an effort to develop my soul's anamnesis sparked by a pilgrimage of the past, I decided to look up the Phoenix. Here's an succinct guide to Christians symbols by Fish Eaters, the slightly reactionary but undoubtedly faithful ... http://ruah.stblogs.com/2008/05/23/why-did-the-phoenix-cross-the-tiber/ Michael J. Lewis, a professor of art at Williams' College, weighs in on the Schvarts Abortion Art debate. HT to Matthew Milliner.Share This http://ruah.stblogs.com/2008/04/28/a-miscarried-arts-education/ (Proceed with caution: mature and potentially disturbing subject matter.)  Lucas Kwong wonders if his alma mater, Yale, is going to hell in a hand-basket. Why does he wonder that, you may ask? Because of the recent artistic exploits in the moral morass that is ivy league "higher" education. He elucidates, By now, I’m ... http://ruah.stblogs.com/2008/04/25/art-aborted/ Forgive me for my phrasal anticipation of Paschaltide, but I heard a brilliant interview on the radio this morning, and it struck me as, in a certain sense, quite paschal. Melody Gardot, at the age of 19, was hit by an SUV while riding her bicycle. She just wanted to be ... http://ruah.stblogs.com/2008/03/08/melody-gardots-anamnesis-a-jazz-resurrection/