Following up on my article in America about the Sagrada Familia and looking forward to Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Spain, I had a chance to sit down at the beginning of the month with Robert Duncan, host of Vatican Access, a new podcast from Catholic News Services.
It was a great conversation, and I was happy to discover this excellent new podcast. You can watch the interview here: “Why Pope Leo Chose Sagrada Família.”
Readers might also be interested to check out the 20th Anniversary Issue of Dappled Things magazine. The fact that this unique contribution to the Catholic literary scene has been going for two decades is indeed worth celebrating, and I was honored that they included one of my stories from 2017 in an anthology of their favorites. The story has dystopian ring, which in retrospect feels almost prophetic….
Here’s a final rundown of recent posts on Gaudí and the Sagrada Familia:
- Pope Benedict XVI at the Sagrada Familia sixteen years ago
- Reflections on Gaudí and the meaning of the Sagrada Familia
- St. George in legend and in architecture
- Easter images from the Sagrada Familia
- The Passion Facade of the Sagrada Familia
Tony Lusvardi, S.J. 