Continuing on with our popular before and after series, we turn today to a project executed in part by Murals by Jericho who are located in Peoria, Illinois. They recently pursued work at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Demopolis, Alabama. They offer the following comm…
Before and After: St. Leo the Great, Demopolis, Alabama
Continuing on with our popular before and after series, we turn today to a project executed in part by Murals by Jericho who are located in Peoria, Illinois. They recently pursued work at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Demopolis, Alabama. They offer the following comm…
A Rare Glimpse: Painting and Reality
It is very rare that we get an opportunity to see and compare items like the vestments portrayed in historical paintings to the actual historical items but this is one of those occasions. The following painting comes from 1656, painted by the Florentine artist Orazio Fidani…
A Newly Carved Tintinnabulum and Umbraculum
One of the rarer bits of liturgica that one might come across is the tintinnabulum and umbraculum, found only within basilicas. The rather strange sounding name comes with reference to the bell that grace these symbols; symbols intended to reflect the fact that the church t…
Book Review: "Death Comes for the Cathedrals" by Marcel Proust (With New Translation by Dr. John Pepino)
In the history of the Church, episodes of storm or frost are only too common which destroy the blossom in our orchards and blight their rich promise of fruit. To anyone who has traveled through Europe and seen the cathedrals -- today empty shells with no congregation or cl…
A New Renaissance Style Triptych
A LBL Oberammergau in Germany recently revealed a northern Renaissance style triptych that they produced that will be used as the altarpiece for an altar designed by McCrery Architects in the United States. The triptych is comprised of relief carvings (hand carved) that have…
New Masterpiece Polyptych for Diocese of Charlotte's Seminary
Love, veneration, and praise for Christ the Son of Man has also implied over the centuries praise for His mother. Next to her Son, she is the chief actor in the tragedy and triumph of the greatest story ever told, the Incarnation of the Son of God and His work of Redemptio…
Some Views of the Patriarchal Basilica of St. Mark's in Venice
The basilica of St. Mark's in Venice will need little introduction to many of our readers. The basilica is the seat of the Patriarch of Venice (though at one time, believe it or not, it was the 'chapel' to the doge of Venice), construction being begun in the ele…
New Altar Cards in the Medieval Tradition
The liturgical tradition of the Church is a powerful thing. Throughout history it has shaped and influenced the culture around it in a process that has been symbiotic, adopting what is good from it on the one hand, but also forming the culture around it on the other. The li…
The Spanish Privilege: Cerulean Blue and the Immaculate Conception
Blue vestments are frequently a topic of very great interest -- so much so, one wonders why the Church doesn't simply permit this colour since it pretty clearly seems to be a development that is not only well situated with the precedent of custom but also the manifest d…
