Requiem Mass
Artist shares works depicting mortality, need for community in overcoming grief
THERESA BALICK STAFF WRITER An artist shared her paintings on the theme of mortality and the story of her inspiration for them as part of the new art exhibit in the Gentile Gallery starting Nov. 14. Ann Schmalstieg, an artist, presented and explained in detail her unique paintings in a presentation to students, explaining the encaustic method of […]
Student concert gives voice to the wintry theme of ‘memento mori’
SARAH KADERBEK STAFF WRITER On the evening of Nov. 27, Franciscan University of Steubenville’s sacred music program students gathered in the Gentile Gallery to perform their concert program of “Requiem Selections.” Though the small audience was disproportionate to the talent displayed, the performance was breathtaking and well worth the listeners’ foray into the cold night […]
Critic’s Corner Column: Life springing forth from the Requiem
ALLEGRA THATCHER ASSISTANT EDITOR “Remember your death,” is a slogan you may have heard. In today’s world, it’s something that is often shoved to the side as something avoidable when we ignore it. But the Catholic Church, always desiring our greater good, brings death to our attention not as something to be dreaded, but as […]