Dietrich von Hildebrand on Beauty

Dietrich von Hildebrand on Beauty

Adolf von Hildebrand, Hunt of the Amazons, 1887/88, Neue Pinakothek, Munich. The writings of Catholic philosopher and refugee from Nazi Germany Dietrich von Hildebrand have long been a touchstone for sacred artist Gwyneth Thompson-Briggs. Last spring she and her...
The Lily and the Carpenter

The Lily and the Carpenter

“I will be as the dew, Israel shall spring as the lily, and his root shall shoot forth as that of Libanus.”Osee 14:6 In his principal Mass, St. Joseph is compared to three plants: the palm, the cedar of Lebanon, and the lily. The Introit begins, “Justus ut palma...