In Memoriam: A Eulogy for a Great Man, Roger Scruton“When an old person dies, a library burns to the ground.” That proverb, purportedly from Africa, contains a great deal of truth. Men and...
‘The Return of the Prodigal Son’: Love and ForgivenessI recently came across Pompeo Batoni’s “The Return of the Prodigal Son” and was immediately struck by the care and warmth between the two...
Cleansing Our TemplesReaching Within: What traditional art offers the heart The Italian painter Luca Giordano working in the late 17th century was...
Job: Suffering and SincerityReaching within: What traditional art offers the heart I recently saw Léon Bonnat’s painting “Job,” which powerfully represents the...
The Invisible World We Ignore at Our PerilIn our increasingly materially focused world, a world in which image is king over content, it is worth bearing in mind that sometimes the...
The Rapturous Union of Heart and MindReaching Within: What traditional art offers the heart What does it mean to authentically love? The term “love” is often thrown at any...