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Creation as a Message from God
Here the fact that something looks so for man does not imply that the way it is, if we prescind from man’s mind, is the more authentic and more real, the more objectively valid. No, the appearance it offers to man belongs to its objective meaning, because God has created “this” world for man. Dietrich…
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The Categories of Art
Art in General In English, art is an ambiguous term, because it can refer to either a skill or a thing. When we say that there is an art of war, we are saying that art is a skill, namely the skill of fighting. But if we say we are looking at art, we are talking about object that…
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Engaging with the Catholic Art Tradition
Every Catholic artist who wants to restore beauty in the Church will look to the past for inspiration. I think most will agree that the Church is living through a dry spell in terms of beauty, but we Western Catholics still have an extraordinarily rich artistic tradition. But it is also a diverse tradition, in…