Catholic artist, designer illustrates guide to Mass

(Photos provided/”Mass Explained”)

MIAMI, Fla.—The website for “Mass Explained,” a richly-illustrated guide to the Catholic Mass, poses a question: If a picture is worth 1,000 words, how valuable are several hundred?

Valuable enough to spend 30 years delving into the Church’s inheritance of sacred art, author and designer Dan Gonzalez recounts. Those 30 years have been in pursuit of describing the beauty of the liturgy. 

Catholic university offers free courses

(Photo/Ave Maria University)

By SueAnn Howell | OSV News

(OSV News)—Ave Maria University is now offering "The Pursuit of Wisdom," a series of free online courses presented by university faculty that provides practical wisdom and insights on interesting topics and themes to help Catholics contemplate the true, good and beautiful.

The series so far consists of seven courses, which can also be accessed at thepursuitofwisdom.org and via apps, and covers a variety of subjects with broad appeal. Each video course is between one to three hours and broken down into segments for ease of viewing, addressing such themes as artificial intelligence and computer science; motherhood and relationship; stewardship and environment; scholars and saints; and the foundations of America.