Daily Archives: 16 February 2014

Mediator Dei 195-196

Sacred visual arts were also going through upheaval in the early 20th century. Pope Pius XII doesn’t dismiss modern art outright, even mentioning the possibility of prejudice against the new: 195. What We have said about music, applies to the … Continue reading

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EG 84: Rejecting Doomsayers

Pope Francis in Evangelii Gaudium, offers another “no.” No to a sterile pessimism 84. The joy of the Gospel is such that it cannot be taken away from us by anyone or anything (cf. Jn 16:22). The evils of our world – … Continue reading

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