Mystagogy | Spring 2025

We will consider the lives and works of various modern writers and artists who conveyed the beauty and truth of the Catholic faith through their work.

Recordings begin on February 18. Click on the title to access them.

February 4
Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966)

February 11
JRR Tolkien and the Inklings

February 18
Thomism and Modern French Literature: Mauriac, Bernanos, Claudel, & Maritain


February 25
Southern Gothic Catholicism: Flannery O’Connor

March 4th
An Explorer of Mysteries; Dorothy Sayers on Detective Stories and Christian Thought, by JoAnna DeVoe

Jo, a member of the parish’s Well Read Mom Group, is a graduate of Hillsdale College with a background in journalism. She is a stay at home mom with a penchant for literature. 

Break for Parish Study and Easter

April 29
NO CLASS
Feast Day of St. Catherine of Siena

May 6
Part I of Liturgical Music: Attend the Dominican Rite Mass at 7 PM

May 13
Part II: The Music of Liturgy, by James Wetzel

May 20
Georges Rouault
Grace and the Grotesque: Devotional Art in the Heart of the World, by Erin K. McAtee

Erin K. McAtee is a painter and printmaker, and the executive director of Arthouse2B, a nonprofit cultivating Catholic arts renewal in New York City. In her art practice she expresses the heart of her prayer by crafting immersive experiences that engage viewers, regularly placing her work in collaboration with music, poetry, performance, and dance. Erin holds an M.F.A. from Brooklyn College. To view her artwork: erinkmcatee.com