Blog - Ambiences, Customs & Civilizations

Old Age: Decrepitude or Glory?

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.

Small Symptoms of a Great Transformation

Legitimate authorities must use symbols and uniforms that reflect the beauty and legitimacy of its authority. Egalitarian dress undermines this authority.

Two Feminine Ideals

Christian femininity is graceful, elegant, virtuous, strong, and kind. Communism produces a feminine type that is gross, masculine, brutal, and indecent.

Clothing, Mirror of an Epoch

Unlike modern clothing, traditional European dress is noble, refined, and beautiful.

Barbarians, Pagans, Neo-Barbarians, Neo-Pagans

The neo-barbarians produced by Communism, Marxism, and socialism, having rejected Christianity are worse than pagan savages who never knew civilization.

Spiritual Decoration vs. Materialist Decoration

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.

Two Ways of Looking at Country Life

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.

Two Paintings, Two Mentalities, Two Doctrines

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.

Painting the Human Soul

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.