I recently had the privilege of being interviewed by Zach Elliott of the Life and Beauty - LAB podcast about my book The Way of Beauty. I enjoyed this excellent interview very much. Zach had taken the trouble to read and absorb the contents of my book and presented intriguing and original insights. Thank you, Zach!
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Margarita Mooney Clayton is Executive Director of Scala Foundation. David Clayton is Provost of Pontifex.University
It was my pleasure to be invited by Bonnie Landry, who lives in British Columbia, Canada, to an conversation on her podcast for Catholic families and homeschoolers.
Here are Bonnies show notes:
The Way of Beauty by author David Clayton is a book I’m reading presently. We are loving the book so much that I wanted to interview David to help explore the ideas he presents in light of family life. We can augment the richness of Catholic family life through beauty and parents will reap the harvest of deepening their understanding of beauty and the role it plays in our lives. We expand our ability to contribute to the culture through David’s exceptional book.
6:17 - How do we cultivate an appreciation of beauty in family life?
16:25 - How to engage children in Sacred art
18:40 - Harmonious proportion and how it plays out in our lives
34:43 - The Liturgy of the Hours and it's patterns
40:57 - What is the best way to encourage artistic ability in children?
50:23 - The Way of Beauty and The Little Oratory books
Can the love of the common good be recovered when we live in countries whose culture and institutions seem at odds with it? Should we retreat in enclaves, join secession movements, or stay put in our local community, wherever it may be? Can a political common good ever be achieved given the political realities that we live in? What is the Christian called to do in such a situation?
In the last chapter of the book, Illich offers an apocalyptic view of industrial societies and the forced segregations that have been imposed on families and on people for the sake of efficiency. Is his a Marxian critique of capitalism or does he offer a third way that even supporters of the free market should give heed to?
Ivan Illic picks up on ideas of Hugh of St Victor who proposed that the purpose of scientific research was to aid mankind in contributing to the raising up and ultimate redemption of the natural world; in contrast the both the laissez faire attitude of modern environmentalists and the exploitative attitude of some, as first articulated by Francis Bacon.
David Clayton, Fr Brad Elliot OP, Dr. Michel Accad, and Charlie Deist discuss the rediscovered ideas of Ivan Illich, who died 15 years ago, and in particular an essay from a collection called Shadow Work. His essay describes how the imposition of Castilian as the national language of Spain by Queen Isabella, became a tool of the state for control of the people. We also show how the development of communication through the printing press created a desire to control its use and has parallels today in how big institutions and governments are trying to control the flow of information through the internet.
David Clayton and Charlie Deist discuss how the artist’s understanding of beauty can have an impact on human health. We were interviewed by Dr. Michel Accad. The link for the episode is here.
Here is a great interview. Dr Sebastian Mahfood, of Holy Apostles College and Seminary and a teacher on the new Masters of Education in Catholic School Administration talks to the Program Director, Fr Peter Stravinskas.
Fr Stravinskas is also the President of the Catholic Education Foundation.
This program designed by The Way of Beauty's David Clayton gives you a unique formation in beauty and a Catholic inculturation. For artists of any creative disciplines, catechists and all who love beauty. Learn more at www.Pontifex.University.
