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Advanced Questions in Liturgical Design
The state of liturgical design has reached such an abyssal point that it would seem that one can only hope for a church building to not be horrid. The fight for generations now has been fraught with so many small obvious design issues (such as a venerable location for the tabernacle) that the sophistication of higher level issues have been entirely put off if not forgotten. Most Catholics are completely unaware that there are several conflicts and open questions in traditio

Ethan A. Hayes
Feb 2412 min read


Why the Modern Era should be the Most Colorful Era ever
Did you know that before the 1800's there were few very bright pigments available, and the ones we did have were either very expensive, toxic, or were light-sensitive vegetable dyes? Let's look at some of the best pigments the modern world has afforded us and see why God has provided us with everything to have beautiful things: very easily and inexpensively Ultramarine Blue : Ultramarine Pigment In the Middle Ages lapis lazuli was imported at great expense from Afghanista

Ethan A. Hayes
Feb 245 min read


In Defense of Chasing Aesthetics
The traditional art and liturgy of the Church is often criticized for chasing after mere aesthetics, that the essence of the faith is not...

Ethan A. Hayes
Apr 18, 20256 min read


Why 'Fine Art' is Unchristian
Why fine art, 'art for art's sake', is unchristian, materialistically utilitarian, Romantic, and Kantian and therefore should not be pursued.

Ethan A. Hayes
Apr 14, 20254 min read
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