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“Now All Things Have Been Filled with Light”: Theological Reflections on Andy Warhol’s Icons
Netflix’s The Andy Warhol Diaries (based upon the book of the same name) rightly present the artist as mysterious. He was, after all, notoriously cryptic in his self-expression. Even among his closest friends, colleagues, and lovers his identity seemed impenetrable, as though… Continue reading
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Virgin Mary, Mother of God, Become a Feminist
(OK. I’m going to warn you, this post is long. If you’re strapped for time, my suggestion is to read the text of “Punk Prayer,” and then skip down to “First,“. Thanks in advance for your patience.) By now, I’m… Continue reading
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Woman and A Lady at the Museum of Modern Art
When my sister visited last week she and I had a chance to do some of the New York City exploring I haven’t made much time for since moving to the Bronx in August. Our Big Apple adventures included a… Continue reading
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Some various words on the Annunciation
Catholic feminist theologian Elizabeth Johnson: “This young peasant girl discerns the voice of God in her life commissioning her to a momentous task. Exercising independent thought and action, she asks questions, takes counsel with her own soul. In a self-determining act… Continue reading
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Some Artistic Reflections on the Annunciation
As Elizabeth mentioned in her first post on Mariology, I find much Marian piety rather difficult to appreciate, for various reasons (feminist, christological, ecumenical, historical-critical). Despite that, I often find myself quite moved by artistic portrayals of the Annunciation, both… Continue reading