Blog - Ambiences, Customs & Civilizations
Much higher than physical beauty is the supernatural beauty that shines in the countenance in one who has spent his or her life practicing virtue.
Legitimate authorities must use symbols and uniforms that reflect the beauty and legitimacy of its authority. Egalitarian dress undermines this authority.
Christian femininity is graceful, elegant, virtuous, strong, and kind. Communism produces a feminine type that is gross, masculine, brutal, and indecent.
Unlike modern clothing, traditional European dress is noble, refined, and beautiful.
The neo-barbarians produced by Communism, Marxism, and socialism, having rejected Christianity are worse than pagan savages who never knew civilization.
Affairs of state should take place in ambiences of good taste, distinction, brilliance, and majesty, and not in surroundings that are ugly, sinister, and materialistic.
The Angelus by Jean-François Millet shows the beauty and dignity of Catholic manual labor, while Yves Alix's "Le Maitre des Moissons" reflects a vulgar materialism.
Christian art must reflect the sound doctrines of the Church, the authentic expression of the Christian spirit, and the ineffable virtues of Jesus and Mary.
Modern art always portrays man in a way that is deformed, disfigured, and degrading. This represents a love for the hideous and a hatred for the works of God.