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Love and Fear in Christian Piety

Traditional religious art can be of much help demonstrating how Our Lord Jesus Christ should be both loved and feared.

Refinement without Weakness, Strength without Brutality

Abbot Chautard and Bishop Vital were masterpieces of balance between strength and refinement, and how Faith can vivify man with invincible energies.

Regionalism, Tradition and Good Taste

Two buildings, in America and Brazil, demonstrate how the Christian spirit in European civilization was able to elevate two very different regional cultures.

Dignified Pride Is the Harmonious Complement of Humility

Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val was a noble, majestic, pensive, grave, gentle, yet humble soul who was imbued with the supernatural dignity worthy of his office.

Two Ideals: Law and the Machine

The Coliseum in Rome expresses the nobility, dignity, and power of the Roman Empire and the memory of the martyrs. A modern arena: neo-pagan materialism.

Is the Guardian Angel Less Intelligent than the Devil?

In art, devils are usually represented as cunning, astute, shrewd, intelligent, and agile while the good angels are portrayed as weak, effeminate, and soft.

Being Modern: Apostasy or Sacred Obligation?

Modern art can be defined as "materialistic thought transposed into art." It finds pleasure solely in horizons without beauty, nobility, and life.

Doctrine and Art: A Connection that the Communists Understand

Doctrinal systems such as Communism, Marxism, fascism, Nazism, and Liberalism produce corresponding styles of art that are consistent with their worldview.

Dignity and Distinction for both Great and Small

For both great and small, there is a just and honorable place in Christian civilization. This can be seen in traditional dress and uniforms.

The Machine, Crude and Deformed Idol of a Materialistic World

The idolatry of the machine, which modern man places above all other fields of human endeavor and knowledge, has led to the mechanization of everything, even God.

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