A big thank you to all who have stopped by in 2019 to read parts of the book or to see what’s on the blog. As frequent readers will know, V&R is a big fan of Warhol: again in 2020, Loyola will be hosting the Warhol Lecture designed to exhibit Catholic reflection on the…
Huge congrats to David Beckham for signing off on this cool logo for his new soccer team in Miami. MLS is the football league of the US and needs Beckham’s stardust to kick it on to the next level. All footie fans will welcome the idea of footie really taking off in the US. …
Liverpool Football Club has announced that its players and officials will be kitted out in bespoke suits locally made in the city and invoking classic British suit lines. Excellent decision stylistically and morally! https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/announcements/359932-liverpool-fc-signature-bespoke-partnership
Arguably, the master of fashion, here is a super review of an exhibit in Madrid that draws out the religious and Spanish character of Balenciaga’s creations: http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20190724-what-inspired-the-master-of-fashion It’s a very good read and some lucky enough to be in Madrid will get to see the beautiful clothes he made.
Universities: The Future of Policing?
For those in the Baltimore area, I hope you might join us Monday, April 15th at 6pm in the Auditorium of the Loyola/Notre Dame Library. Dr. Brian Murray of our Writing Department will discuss “Sir Alfred Hitchcock, Catholic?” Film clips are included and his talk is followed by Q&A. The lecture is sponsored…
Hope you enjoy my latest at Law & Liberty: https://www.lawliberty.org/2019/03/22/john-gray-separates-the-atheist-wheat-from-the-chaff/
Erich Przywara and Post-Modern Natural Law: A History of the Metaphysics of Morals Graham James McAleer Graham McAleer’s Erich Przywara and Post-Modern Natural Law is the first work to translate the thinking of Erich Przywara (1889-1972) for an English-speaking audience. Przywara’s work remains little-known to the English world, however it had a major impact on many of the…
Here’s the info announcing the lecture: I am writing to let you know about an upcoming event at The Shrine of the Sacred Heart (my parish) that may be of interest. On Sunday, February 24, Graham McAleer, Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University of Baltimore, will give an address about how great stories can…
Regular readers of V&R know that the site is a huge fan of Andy Warhol. Him starring as the stand out ad of the night is so great. Each year Loyola’s Committee on Catholic Social Thought hosts the Annual Andy Warhol Lecture. This year, Brian Murray, Professor of Writing at Loyola, will speak on…