By and large, Lawrie’s work served to honor God and Country. He created many war memorials, in addition to his secular work.
The Battle For The Soul Of The Artist
Re-Published Series of Essays by Fr. Vincent McNabb O.P.
For those invested in the rediscovery of beauty, discussions regarding the place of the “Catholic imagination” in artistic creativity are commonplace. All too often, the investigation of these questions is distorted and misdirected by an adoption, usually unconscious, on the part of the investigator of aspects of the Romantic ethos that still dominates the secular worldview. Fr. McNabb’s approach is an antidote to this.
God, Creatives, and Priorities
Contemporary Icons from Poland
Bouguereau Bad, Baroque Good
The Last Starfighter and Feelings of Unworthiness
The Baroque is Tridentine Art for the Latin Mass
if we want to inspire a powerful Counter-Modern or Counter-Postmodern Catholic culture today, then we need to reconnect today's worship with art so that people are engaged with it in the course of their worship. This means modifying our worship — even in the Latin Mass - and painting art that connects with people today.
