Today Pope Benedict XVI addressed over 250 artists convened in the Sistine Chapel (as mentioned in this post). Here is the text of his address, via Psalm 46:11: — Dear Cardinals, Brother Bishops and Priests, Distinguished Artists, Ladies and Gentlemen, With great joy I welcome you to this solemn place, so rich in art and [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Today’s Papal Address to Artists
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Catholicism, Theology & the Arts on November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some Things I Made
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Mythopoeia, Oxford, Poetry on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Inspired by this post by the Hawesome Wil Wheaton, here are some things I made: Haikus while sitting in God, Christ & Salvation lecture, Week 5 – Kant, Hegel, Feuerbach, & Nietzsche — Walking through the earth We’re hunting the unicorn Of lost memory. — Light speaks to light in The dawning of the sun. [...]
Can the Church Win Over the Art World?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Catholicism, Theatre, Theology & the Arts on November 15, 2009 | 6 Comments »
That’s the question the Catholic Herald asked 11 Catholic artists this past week in this excellent article. The Pope has asked 262 artists to meet with him in the Sistine Chapel later this month, and the article gives short responses from several artists to the question of the Church’s relationship to today’s art world. I’ll [...]
