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Pope Benedict XVI on Architecture

Quotes on architecture by Pope Benedict XVI.

Meeting with Artists: Address in the Sistine Chapel

“With great joy I welcome you to this solemn place, so rich in art and in history...”

Everglade Oratory: A Visit to the Chapel at Ave Maria University

The campus of Ave Maria University has been carved out of the tomato fields and drained Everglades of rural southwestern Florida…

Back to the Future: Ecclesiastical Art after Postmodernism

Is there a future for ecclesiastical art that continues in the traditions of the past…

Retro Tablum: The Origins and Role of the Altarpiece in the Liturgy

An altarpiece is a framed artistic representation of a sacred subject or combination of subjects typically situated behind and above an altar…

Editorial: Editorial: Pulchrum Est Id Quod Visum Placet

Back in the late Twentieth century I received an invitation to teach architecture at small midwestern Catholic college…