St Thomas Aquinas

The Art of Matthew Paris as a Model for the Transformation of American Sacred Art

The Art of Matthew Paris as a Model for the Transformation of American Sacred Art

The new American gothic? If we are looking for a starting point for the rejuvination of American sacred art, and more broadly even American culture, I suggest that the gothic could be one starting point.

The Theology of Legoland - Why Is It So Popular?

The Theology of Legoland - Why Is It So Popular?

Christians take note. Legoland have worked something out here. These children are transported in their imaginations and they love it. The fact that the images are made out of plastic bricks, does not put them off, rather it seems to attract them even more. We may hold our noses at the McDisney aesthetic, but we should look and learn. and consider why, despite that, it is so popular.