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Mount Wonder – a novel inspired by IHP

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Dec 2022
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My dad wrote a novel called Mount Wonder. It’s a romance based on his personal experiences in the Integrated Humanities Program (IHP) at KU in the 70’s. Given how influential that program has been for American Catholicism and with all of the issues in academia today, and because it’s a totally wild adventure, you’ll enjoy […]

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IHP Reunion: this September

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Mar 2016
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This is probably old news to many of you, but just in case you were unaware, there will be an IHP Reunion late this summer (September 4-5) in Lawrence, Kansas. The event will take place over a few days and will feature A party (of course!) – food, drink, music, and poetry An Extraordinary Form […]

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Top 10 Catholic Paintings

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Mar 2016
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Limiting this list only to sacred art paintings, I’ve come up with a list of the top ten most famous, influential, historical, beautiful, and edifying Catholic paintings. The list is limited to paintings with explicitly religious themes painted by artists for a Catholic audience. In the end it was difficult to narrow it down to a top 10, […]

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