king

BMC MOVIE OF THE WEEK: FRANKENSTEIN ISLAND

by David February 25, 2013

“This uproariously bad film marks the less-than-glorious return of producer/director Jerry Warren, shameless purveyor of such cinematic abominations as Teenage Zombies, of which this is a remake of sorts. The crazy-quilt story line defies all rational explanation, but essentially begins…

Read the full article →

What’s So Good About Diversity?

by David Clayton February 22, 2013

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…

Read the full article →

Illuminated Manuscript of King David, Painted by Me

by David Clayton February 15, 2013

I have just completed this painting of King David. It is based on the image that is in the Westminster Psalter, which dates from about 1200AD. The original is an illuminated manuscript, this is painted in egg tempera on high…

Read the full article →

The Beauty (and Apparent Ugliness!) of the Human Form

by David Clayton February 1, 2013

If every person is beautiful by virtue of being human, why do some people look ugly to me? (And presumably I look ugly to some people too!)
We know objectively that man is the most beautiful of God’s creatures. Every…

Read the full article →

Beauty Communicates Something That Words Cannot

by David Clayton January 22, 2013

A case for making an education in beauty with the liturgy at its heart part of everybody’s education I was intrigued by the following passage written by St Augustine in which he talks of communication of truth beyond words. What…

Read the full article →

LIFE’S LIKE A MOVIE: THE SIMPSONS

by David January 17, 2013

Okay, so this is actually a scene from The Simpsons television show and not the movie, but hey, blogger’s privilege or something like that. Anyway, I don’t know about all of you out there who probably have perfect families, but…

Read the full article →

Economics and Culture – Catholic Social Teaching, Taxes and Art!

by David Clayton January 11, 2013

What should I read to understand this? In my last posting I suggested that I think that social and economic conditions need not be such an influential factor on the culture as some suggest. My sense is that the form…

Read the full article →

Does Mass Production and Industrialisation Automatically Mean Ugliness?

by David Clayton January 8, 2013

A look at British china and porcelain from the 18th and 19th centuries might suggest otherwise Since the period of the industrial revolution in the mid-17th century and in the 19th century when it took hold in society, I would…

Read the full article →

THE TWELVE CLIPS OF CHRISTMAS: DAY 11:

by David January 5, 2013

Well, Christmastime is almost over. We’ll have to wait another year for all the decorations and candy canes and radio stations incessantly playing secular Christmas carols. For some reason though, despite the fact that it never once mentions the baby…

Read the full article →

THE TWELVE CLIPS OF CHRISTMAS: DAY 7: E.T.A.

by David January 1, 2013

Ah, New Years Eve. I never really was much one for partying on this particular day. Maybe it’s because by the time I hit drinking age I was already working at a movie theater and typically found myself ringing in…

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →