One of the distinctive features of Roman Catholic worship is the use of incense during the Holy Mass, especially in its more solemn form. Despite the familiarity of using incense in worship—think here of the expression “smells and bells”—many Catholics still wonder: Why do we use incense in Mass? Where does it come from? What […] The post The Jewish Roots of the Catholic Altar: The Altar of Incense (Part III) appeared first on Adoremus.| Adoremus
Both ancient Israel and the Christian Church have always given careful consideration to the buildings in which the faithful gather to worship God. From God’s detailed instructions to Moses in the Book of Exodus for constructing the Tabernacle, to the two-volume Instructiones Fabricae Ecclesiasticae of St. Charles Borromeo, the idea that God deserves fitting worship […] The post New Book Plumbs Foundations of Beauty in Catholic Churches appeared first on Adoremus.| Adoremus
Planning a trip to Kotor? Picturesque Kotor is one of the little towns on the incredibly scenic Boka Bay and a popular base for visitors to Montenegro. Kotor is such a charming little town that it’s impossible not to fall in love with it. With narrow streets that invite you ... Read More The post 17 Wonderful Things to Do in Kotor, Montenegro (2025 Guide!) appeared first on It's Not About the Miles.| It's Not About the Miles
Planning a trip to Ravenna, Italy? Ravenna's mosaics are spectacular. Click for the complete guide to seeing the best of the Ravenna mosaics in one day!| It's Not About the Miles
American painter Susan Watkins (1875–1913) built an artistic career at the turn of twentieth century that met all the markers of professional success. She exhibited in Paris and New York,... READ MORE| Yale University Press
The elegant triumphal arch that graces the southern end of Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza near Prospect Park bears few obvious hallmarks of the fraught process that brought it to fruition.... READ MORE| Yale University Press
Perceptive critics noted early on that Serra’s sculpture only made sense in relation to its time and place and gave meaning only to those specific conditions against which it unfolded. Serra insisted on as much himself. We might apply such a phenomenological approach, or better yet, a deambulatory one (as the very eminent art historian Yve-Alain Bois proposed when both of their careers were still in their youth, in 1983), to the work as a whole: a “picturesque stroll” through the landsc...| n+1Articles – n+1
Exploring one of the churches in Castro Verde| Becky in Portugal
If you only visit one monument in the Andalusian capital of Seville, make it the Real Alcazar of Seville! The Royal Palace is both historic and stunning, a joy to explore. Read on for the ultimate guide to visiting the Real Alcázar in Seville, Spain! Originally built by the Islamic ... Read More The post Visiting the Real Alcazar of Seville: The Ultimate Guide for 2024 (+ Best Tours)! appeared first on It's Not About the Miles.| It's Not About the Miles
Considering a visit to Mantua, Italy? Good for you, because there are many interesting things to do in Mantua, and it’s not overrun by tourists, so you get to enjoy the ambience as well. Located in the Lombardy region in northern Italy, the historic city of Mantua (known as Mantova ... Read More The post 12 Exciting Things to Do in Mantua, Italy (in One Day)! appeared first on It's Not About the Miles.| It's Not About the Miles
By embracing “design thinking,” we attribute to design a kind of superior epistemology: a way of knowing, of “solving,” that is better than the old and local and blue-collar and municipal and unionized and customary ways. We bring in “design thinkers” — some of them designers by trade, many of them members of adjacent knowledge fields — to “empathize” with Kaiser hospital nurses, Gainesville city workers, church leaders, young mothers, and guerrilla fighters the wo...| n+1
Dodging huge grilles we walk on, pulled by ugliness toward a gentrified retail strip. Here the violence of the new ugliness comes more fully into focus. The ruling class seized cities and chose to turn them into . . . this?| n+1