Here's what we think will be your favorites among hymns, movies, novels, and even popes. | Favorite Catholic Performing Artist Traditional: Mel Gibson Moderately Traditional: Nicole Kidman Moderately Progressive: Martin Sheen Very Progressive: Tim Robbins |
Favorite Saint of Old Traditional: Athanasius Moderately Traditional: Thérèse of Lisieux Moderately Progressive: Francis of Assisi Very Progressive: Mary Magdalene |
Favorite Catholic Writer Traditional: Evelyn Waugh Moderately Traditional: Flannery O'Connor Moderately Progressive: Graham Greene Very Progressive: Mary Gordon |
Favorite Pope Traditional: Gregory the Great Moderately Traditional: John Paul II Moderately Progressive: John XXIII Very Progressive: Pope Joan |
Favorite Catholic Hymn Traditional: "Panis Angelicus" Moderately Traditional: "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence" Moderately Progressive: "On Eagles' Wings" Very Progressive: "Bread for the World" |
Favorite Catholic Priest Traditional: Benedict Groeschel Moderately Traditional: Frank Pavone Moderately Progressive: Tom Reese Very Progressive: Richard McBrien |
Favorite Saint of Our Time Traditional: Josémaria Escriva Moderately Traditional: Mother Teresa Moderately Progressive: Dorothy Day Very Progressive: Mychal Judge |
Favorite Catholic Novel Traditional: "Brideshead Revisited" Moderately Traditional: "The Moviegoer" Moderately Progressive: "The Power and the Glory" Very Progressive: "The Da Vinci Code" |
Favorite Sacred Art Traditional: Michaelangelo's "Pieta" Moderately Traditional: Salvador Dali's "Last Supper" Moderately Progressive: Robert Graham's "Virgin Mary" at the Los Angeles Cathedral Very Progressive: Fritz Eichenberg's "Christ of the Breadline" |
Favorite Catholic Movie Traditional: "The Passion of the Christ" Moderately Traditional: "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence" Moderately Progressive: "The Mission" Very Progressive: "Dead Man Walking" |
Favorite Catholic Woman Traditional: Mother Angelica Moderately Traditional: Peggy Noonan Moderately Progressive: Helen Prejean Very Progressive: Jeannine Gramick |
Favorite Marian Apparition Traditional: Our Lady of Fatima Moderately Traditional: Our Lady of Guadalupe Moderately Progressive: The Madonna of the Streets Very Progressive: Madonna |
Favorite Theologian Traditional: Thomas Aquinas Moderately Traditional: John Henry Newman Moderately Progressive: Charles Curran Very Progressive: Hans Küng |
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