Feast of the Immaculate Conception Essays

Art was and still is a big thing in Italy. During the Italian Renaissance (14th to 16th century), art was considered to be an important role in society and paintings from the Italian Renaissance still exists today. Some artworks are Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci and The Peasants Wedding by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. These 2 artworks shows that they are from the Italian Renaissance through art characteristics such as S shapes/curves, Chiaroscuro, and how it is Realistic. With these art characteristics

I remember it like it was yesterday. It was early June of 1977. I was 20 years old. I had completed my sophomore year in college and was home for the summer working as a laborer for a construction company. All of the sudden everyone was talking about Star Wars, the new movie that was released at the end of May. The movie had quickly gained momentum and was breaking box office records. Star Wars was a movie about a 19-year-old farm boy, Luke, who was expected to someday take over the family farm.

Celebrating Christmas in Spain: Three Kings As they say, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. Christmas is one of those holidays you just can’t miss wherever you are in the world. Despite the universality of it, there are little differences on how people celebrate Christmas around the world. Here in Spain the star of the show is not Christmas Eve but rather the Three Kings (they do celebrate Christmas Eve with the Nochebuena but more on that later). Spanish Christmas celebrations might surprise

Louise Callan, RSCJ (1893-1966): Historian and Biographer of Philippine Duchesne   Table of Contents Introduction Early Years Into the Society of the Sacred Heart Mother Callan, Author and College Professor Memories of Students and Communities The Lectures on Mother Duchesne The View through Relationship The Biography Appears and Sets a Future Course To the New Maryville Campus Unexpectedly, the End Acknowledgements   INTRODUCTION One might well ask: why remember