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George Wesley Bellows (1882 – 1925) was an American realist painter, known for his bold depictions of urban life in New York City. In addition to painting, Bellows made significant contributions to lithography, helping to expand the use of the medium as a fine art in the U.S. Bellows also illustrated...

Dante Gabriel Rossetti was an English poet, illustrator, painter and translator. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais, and was later to be the main inspiration for a second generation of artists and writers influenced by the movement,...

Rodin war einsam vor seinem Ruhme. Und der Ruhm, der kam, hat ihn vielleicht noch einsamer gemacht. Denn Ruhm ist schließlich nur der Inbegriff aller Mißverständnisse, die sich um einen neuen Namen sammeln. Es sind ihrer sehr viele um Rodin, und es wäre eine lange und mühsame Aufgabe, sie aufzuklären....

Winner of a 2015 Catholic Press Award: Books for Teens and Young Adults (First Place). In 2012, journalist Arleen Spenceley outed herself as a twenty-six-year-old virgin in a Tampa Bay Times op-ed that went viral. In Chastity Is for Lovers, Spenceley expands on that piece, advocating Catholic...

A short story about a young woman who has her very first experience with erotic control. She goes on a date with a man who at first appears hesitant to meet her and then does things in a very different way than she expected.

Ar fi putut fi o balerina de mare succes, o stea a scenei, talentul i-ar fi permis. Dar a ales sa fie Sotia Tenorului. Aluca Moldoveanu a scris aceasta carte ca un elogiu adus vietii de cuplu. Chiar daca s-a despartit dupa 25 de ani de casnicie, timp in care a calatorit prin toata lumea alaturi de...

Catholic recording artist and popular blogger Susan Bailey reveals, in this personal and moving narrative, how several major losses helped her rediscover creativity and faith. Filled with powerful insights on the presence and action of grace—in the Mass and sacraments, in nature, and even in grief—River...

In the tradition of such beloved spiritual teachers as Francis MacNutt and Michael Scanlan, Be Healed: A Guide to Encountering the Powerful Love of Jesus in Your Life offers in book form Bob Schuchts’s popular program for spiritual, emotional, and physical healing through the power of the Holy Spirit...

L'opera in poesia dal titolo Montparnasse mira, in versi, ad esaltare la figura femminile in tutta la sua pienezza. La donna è rappresentata in maniera quasi evanescente, irraggiungibile; ma da tale rappresentazione, ossia apparentemente lontana,  ella diviene  presente e vicina alla figura maschile. 

James Abbott McNeill Whistler was The American painter, etcher, and lithographer who created a new set of principles for the fine arts, favored "art for art's sake", and introduced a delicate style of painting in which atmosphere and mood were the main focus. Establishing himself as a painter...

Questa antologia di racconti gialli soft boiled è il risultato di oltre due anni di divertente appassionato lavoro in team. Un esperimento riuscito, e da studiare, di scrittura collettiva. Una sfida vinta. Un mistero irrisolto, un freezer e due piccioni, un cadavere in parrocchia, sullo sfondo della...

In Seasons in My Garden, award-winning writer Sr. Elizabeth Wagner reveals how tending to a garden in her Maine hermitage brought her to a deeper understanding of what it means to have faith, love others, and hope in the mercy of God. Her keen eye for the most intricate details of nature will help...

One of the most influential movements in the Church today is centered on St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body (TOB), of whose teachings Christopher West is the preeminent translator for a popular audience. In Word Made Flesh: A Companion to the Sunday Readings (Cycle C), West offers reflections...

27 love poems conceived during dreaming about passionate love, unrequited love, lovers, romantic nature, beauty of fjords, dreams, hope and life.