This way of engaging the postmodern West has characterized what is
known as the Communio movement, a
name derived from the journal founded
by Balthasar, Ratzinger, and others.
The
name by which the group is best
known today, the German Officer portraits,
derives from the most discussed aspect of its content: the World War I soldiers to whom the paintings pay tribute, especially the artist's cherished friend Lieutenant Karl von Freyburg.