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The Divine Prodigality of Beauty (Part 1 – Nature)
The title of this article is a quote from a favorite book of mine by Fr. Thomas Dubay, entitled The Evidential Power of Beauty: [...]
The Hidden Heroes of the Titanic Disaster
While doing research for a book on leadership, I came across a number of stories about the Titanic disaster in 1912 that riveted me [...]
The Greatest But Least Known Ave Maria
Have you ever found yourself so transfixed by the beauty of something that you become totally absorbed in it, or found yourself listening to [...]
An Old Hymn Given New Beauty
I’m sure that the 19th century English hymn writer, Frances Havergal, never imagined her unassuming hymn, “Take My Life and Let It Be” (1874), [...]
Who Taught Leonardo to Paint?
His name was Verrocchio (sounds like Pinocchio). That’s the short answer to our title question. Andrea del Verrocchio (1435-1488) was a Florentine master of [...]
A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever
The famous Irish Poet John Keats (1795-1821) began his famous epic poem, Endymion, with the words of our title, "A thing of beauty is [...]
