Elizabeth Scalia
Two lovely pieces about the prayer and life of Icon-writing. Over at CNEWA, the Romanian Orthodox nun and Icon-writer Sister Eliseea Papacioc visited the New York office of CNEWA and talked a little about process: “I’m very connected with God when I do this,” she said, “and God is doing everything through my hand. I [...]
Don’t know much about Ramadan? Well, join the club, but I became more interested in Islam’s holiest month after reading this award-winning essay from ONE Magazine, which is put out by the Catholic Near East Welfare Association. On the surface, Ramadan resembles Christian Lent. It differs, however, in several fundamental ways. Perhaps the most apparent [...]
Well that is a surprising headline. Here’s an even more surprising one: Matt Damon wants to kiss George Bush on the mouth: Matt Damon, known for his liberal politics, gave credit where credit was due to former President George W. Bush. And he said he’d do it with more than just thanks. “I would kiss [...]
Elizabeth Scalia is a Benedictine Oblate and the Managing Editor of the Catholic Portal at Patheos. She is a writer, speaker and a regularly-featured columnist at First Things and at The Catholic Answer. Look for her book, Strange Gods: Unmasking the Idols in Everyday Life to be released in 2013, via Ave Maria Press.
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