Search for The Grail ends with revival of lit mag

By India Bowles ’23

Archbishop Riordan’s Literary magazine, The Grail, will be revived from pre-Covid times in April.

The bounce back comes three years after the last issue was published online in 2020 and four years after the last printed issue in 2019.

Michael Vezzali-Pascual ’88, The Grail moderator, hopes to oversee a platform that will allow students to “develop their writing skills and create a culture of excellence around writing and creative expression.”

He emphasized the importance of The Grail being a printed, paper book. The sharing of art and literature reminds us of the “transformative power of human curiosity and imaginative thinking, one that can never be replaced by AI or bots.”

Vezzali looks forward to seeing The Grail flourish with “talented students who are willing to take huge risks and make themselves vulnerable at the highest levels of creative engagement.”

Catherine Hansen ’25 said she is interested in publishing short stories in The Grail because it would give her “a sense of accomplishment” and take advantage of an opportunity that not many students have access to.

Nataly Neves ’23 said she may find The Grail to be a “safe space” to express her creativity. “Photography is one of my passions and having the opportunity to share it with others would be a dream come true.”

Crusaders will once again have the opportunity to unleash their creativity in The Grail.

Submissions are due March 31, with directions on how to submit work to be announced in R-Time.