The architecture of the church therefore plays an important role in fostering a full, active, and conscious participation in the sacred liturgy. When it comes to the architecture of a church there is very little in Church teaching to guide us. This accounts for the wide variety in church designsContinue Reading

“To all who are passionately dedicated to the search for new “epiphanies” of beauty so that through their creative work as artists they may offer these as gifts to the world.” Pope Saint John Paul II perhaps understood the sensibility of artists better than most pontiffs. He was, after all,Continue Reading

“All too often design competitions are created from the point of view of the sponsors without any regard to the work they are requiring of the artist.” The recent World Meeting of Families(WMOF) sparked considerable controversy over the design of the vestments that were worn by the clergy celebrating MassContinue Reading