The Church must not settle down with what is merely comfortable and serviceable at the parish level, she must arouse the voice of the cosmos and, by glorifying the Creator, elicit the glory of the Cosmos itself, making it also glorious, beautiful, habitable and beloved. Next to the saints, the art which the Church has produced is the only real ‘apologia’ for her history… The Church is to transform, improve, ‘humanise’ the world—but how can she do that if at the same time she turns her back on beauty, which is so closely allied to love? For together, beauty and love form the true consolation in this world, bringing it as near as possible to the world of the resurrection. The Church must maintain high standards, she must be a place where beauty can be at home; she must lead the struggle for that ‘spiritualisation’ without which the world becomes ‘the first circle of hell’.
– Joseph Ratzinger, Feast of Faith (via merecath)

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1 year ago  16 notes

On beauty as a way to God

fathershane:

Pope Benedict at his best.

Art is capable of expressing, and of making visible, man’s need to go beyond what he sees; it reveals his thirst and his search for the infinite. Indeed, it is like a door opened to the infinite, [opened] to a beauty and a truth beyond the every day. And a work of art can open the eyes of the mind and heart, urging us upward.

But there are artistic expressions that are true roads to God, the supreme Beauty — indeed, they are a help [to us] in growing in our relationship with Him in prayer.

He discusses Bach, Bernstein, Claudel, Chagall, the Gothic and Romanesque, and more. If you have any sort of artistic bent, you simply have to read the rest. Just sayin’.

1 year ago  68 notes

My school is starting

A GARDEN!!!!!!!!

I talked to my class office leader, it’s official. I was inspired from the biology presentation.  Everyone can enjoy it! Think of the life! Think of the growing! Think of the carbon dioxide killing plants!

But then I think of people who think to disrespect flowers. So there are going to be some challenges in creating this piece of beauty.

Any idea to put on the slide show I’m making? Do you think this is so awesome?

2 years ago 

The Church must not settle down with what is merely comfortable and serviceable at the parish level, she must arouse the voice of the cosmos and, by glorifying the Creator, elicit the glory of the Cosmos itself, making it also glorious, beautiful, habitable and beloved. Next to the saints, the art which the Church has produced is the only real ‘apologia’ for her history… The Church is to transform, improve, ‘humanise’ the world—but how can she do that if at the same time she turns her back on beauty, which is so closely allied to love? For together, beauty and love form the true consolation in this world, bringing it as near as possible to the world of the resurrection. The Church must maintain high standards, she must be a place where beauty can be at home; she must lead the struggle for that ‘spiritualisation’ without which the world becomes ‘the first circle of hell’.
– Joseph Ratzinger, Feast of Faith (via merecath)

(Source: anglicanpatrimony.blogspot.com, via schatzkammer-deactivated2013040)

On beauty as a way to God

fathershane:

Pope Benedict at his best.

Art is capable of expressing, and of making visible, man’s need to go beyond what he sees; it reveals his thirst and his search for the infinite. Indeed, it is like a door opened to the infinite, [opened] to a beauty and a truth beyond the every day. And a work of art can open the eyes of the mind and heart, urging us upward.

But there are artistic expressions that are true roads to God, the supreme Beauty — indeed, they are a help [to us] in growing in our relationship with Him in prayer.

He discusses Bach, Bernstein, Claudel, Chagall, the Gothic and Romanesque, and more. If you have any sort of artistic bent, you simply have to read the rest. Just sayin’.

My school is starting

A GARDEN!!!!!!!!

I talked to my class office leader, it’s official. I was inspired from the biology presentation.  Everyone can enjoy it! Think of the life! Think of the growing! Think of the carbon dioxide killing plants!

But then I think of people who think to disrespect flowers. So there are going to be some challenges in creating this piece of beauty.

Any idea to put on the slide show I’m making? Do you think this is so awesome?

"The Church must not settle down with what is merely comfortable and serviceable at the parish level, she must arouse the voice of the cosmos and, by glorifying the Creator, elicit the glory of the Cosmos itself, making it also glorious, beautiful, habitable and beloved. Next to the saints, the art which the Church has produced is the only real ‘apologia’ for her history… The Church is to transform, improve, ‘humanise’ the world—but how can she do that if at the same time she turns her back on beauty, which is so closely allied to love? For together, beauty and love form the true consolation in this world, bringing it as near as possible to the world of the resurrection. The Church must maintain high standards, she must be a place where beauty can be at home; she must lead the struggle for that ‘spiritualisation’ without which the world becomes ‘the first circle of hell’."
On beauty as a way to God
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