Cody Gardner, left, draws while Rhoan Chaplin, Jameson O'Bara and Lucas Hess, work on painting one of the many military fleet vehicles the group have been working on all year, and Owen Emmonds works ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Purdue University medieval scholar is taking a "beautiful" look at how art, history, literature and philosophy relate to the Holy Eucharist, a Catholic sacrament.

As anyone who has spent a long night cramming for a Philosophy 101 exam will tell you, marathon overnight sessions are not necessarily the best way to absorb philosophical ideas and concepts. However, ...