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A Country House and Grounds – a Model of Manmade Harmony and Order

by David Clayton August 17, 2012

And how a ‘marvel of Renaissance verse’ describes precisely this, by Corey French. This article started out as a simple description of a country house that I visited on a recent trip to Britain. It is in North Wales and…

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Post-Comfortable Christianity and the Election of 2012

by Fr. George W. Rutler August 6, 2012

Shortly before he died in Oxford in 1988, the Jesuit retreat master and raconteur, Bernard Bassett, in good spirits after a double leg amputation, told me that the great lights of his theological formation had been Ignatius Loyola and John…

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Opportunity for Artists to Publicise their Work

by David Clayton July 10, 2012

The editor of journal Dappled Things, Bernado Aparicio, has contacted me asking for submissions from up and coming artists who would like to have their art featured in the magazine. This is a chance for people to showcase their work…

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A walk along an ancient aqueduct in southern Spain

by David Clayton July 6, 2012

When I was in Spain in May, some neighbours of my parents offered to take me on a walk that followed the line of an ancient aqueduct built by the Moors centuries ago. Phil and Brenda took me to a…

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The ‘Fiveness’ of Mary – Is it Genuine?

by David Clayton May 4, 2012

How do we authenticate traditional number symbolism? I was recently asked to contribute an icon to an exhibition. The exhibition is about ‘the Blessed Virgin Mary and the number five’.
The promotional flier lists examples of how the number five…

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A Traditional Western Icon – from the Rheinau Psalter

by David Clayton May 1, 2012

How we might re-establish Catholic traditionsin sacred art After my references to Western icons and also my assertion of the importance of re-establishing the gothic style as living traditions, people have been asking me to give examples of the images…

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God was Sneaky When He Invented Kids

by Dwija Borobia April 30, 2012

I’m starting to think God was on to something when he came up with this whole kid-raisin’ scheme.  I mean, I imagine he could have made it so that we popped out of enormous eggs fully grown or matured inside…

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Homeschooling: “Classical Trivium”

by Alexandra Richards April 24, 2012

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God in the Streets of NY

by Alexandra Richards April 16, 2012

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Catholic Radio: A Plea

by Daniel McInerny March 27, 2012

Congratulations to the EWTN Radio Network on its 20th anniversary!
Like many, I enjoy syndicated programs from EWTN and other Catholic radio stations such as Ave Maria Radio–especially when I’m out running errands. These stations do an excellent job of…

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