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THE B-LIST: 5 MOVIES YOU WOULDN’T SUSPECT WERE ADAPTED FROM BOOKS

by David on May 15, 2013 · 0 comments

For Aleteia this past weekend, I watched the latest film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s required reading, The Great Gatsby. You know, it’s always interesting watching a movie based on a novel, if for no other reason than to see…

Christian Geometric Art in an Arabic Gospel

by David Clayton on May 3, 2013 · 0 comments

Last week I featured the first work produced by my students at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in their sacred geometry class. They did eight sided figures based upon an Islamic design. Just in case anyone has been wondering…

Chinese Landscapes in Berkeley, CA

by David Clayton on April 16, 2013 · 0 comments

I spent Easter Week in Berkeley, CA recently and so as I always try to do when visiting a town I went to visit the local art gallery. It is amazing what treasures even a local gallery can have sometimes. …

What’s So Good About Diversity?

by David Clayton on February 22, 2013 · 2 comments

Isn’t it Better to Celebrate Universality?
Every society’s culture is a reflection of its core beliefs and values. At the heart of this therefore is man’s attitude to God. The most powerful factor in influencing this is worship and this…

Where Have All the *!*?ing Psalms Gone?

by David Clayton January 15, 2013

The cursing psalms are not in the modern divine office  - how does this omission affect the psychology of  those in the Church? I was recently given a copy of the St Dunstan’s Psalter. It contains a 16th century arrangement…

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Three Examples of the Geometric Pattern, the Quincunx, in England

by David Clayton December 18, 2012

Henry III is inspired by Roman patterns to create a two church floors Continuing a theme of traditional floor patterns from a few weeks ago, here are three variations on the quincunx. The quincunx is the name given to an…

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Send Out the L-Team – Making a Sacrifice of Praise for American Veterans

by David Clayton December 4, 2012

Recently when I went home to England we had a reunion of old college friends of mine. Most were not believers of any sort – I had known them since I was eighteen and so the friendships pre-date, by a…

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WEEKLY NEWSREEL – 3 1/2 TIME-OUTS TUESDAY (VOL. 52)

by David November 27, 2012

Good evening Mr. & Mrs. Catholic, and all you other Christians at sea. Welcome back to the Newsreel, brought to you once again by the fine folks at Acts of the Apostasy, home of the 3 1/2 Time-Outs Tuesday. This…

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New Icon in the Style of the 12th century St Albans Psalter

by David Clayton November 27, 2012

Here is a recently completed icon by the British icon painter Peter Murphy which caught my eye. It is an image of the three angels from the account of the Hospitality of Abraham and it is in the style of…

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A talk in Madison, Wisconsin

by David Clayton November 1, 2012

For those who are within striking distance of Madison, Wisconsin, I am giving a talk on Saturday (November 3rd) at the Chazen Museum of Art in Madison as part of a series of events to support a travelling exhibition of…

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