Tag: Beauty

This is the edited text of the Homily for Mass at the ARC Conference, Tuesday of the 6th Week in Ordinary Time, St Margaret’s and All Saints London, 18 February 2025 (Feast of Blessed Fra Angelico).

Fed up with negativity from those who say truth, goodness and beauty are in short supply, my friends and I have begun to cultivate beauty literacy for a new generation.

A passionate and compelling defence of the urgent need for beauty emerged in the most unusual of places, writes Monica Doumit.

The description “young, traditional, Catholic” is one that typically sends shivers down the spines of many. “Why do you attend the old Mass? Haven’t...

We all have a yearning in our hearts to be united with God. Whatever we may own or enjoy in this world, to be joined with God exceeds them all. No one who seeks God has to feel that they are missing out on the least thing, or are settling for second prize.

A few years ago, I completed doctoral studies on the appeal and impact of World Youth Day. Pilgrim responses to my research were insightful and at times surprising, none more so than when they were asked to identify their most rewarding experience. I had not anticipated that many pilgrims, especially teenage boys, would name visits to historic churches in Italy.

The most beautiful thing I ever heard sounded lovelier than the greatest painting I’ve ever seen. That sounds very odd, but there’s a certain sort...

The Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary celebrated on September 8 follows by nine months the Feast of her Immaculate Conception...

Described as a "towering intellect" the British philosopher and author was a defender of Catholic culture.

It's mid-summer, shading into late summer, where I live. This is the year I threw myself into planting flowers carefully, feeding and cultivating them,...

By Dr Joanna Howe I have worn make up every day for 17 years. Never in a Kardashian way, mind you, but to hide my...

Whether at his home in the Blue Mountains or on the road with his job, Gerard Delany develops his love of nature with stunning...