Meeting The Masters

 We supposedly live in a humanistic age, one in which mankind is central and owes nothing to anything or indeed anyone beyond itself. We are...

 You might think these two words don't belong together. One suggests love, beauty, mystery, glory , the undiscovered country . The other...

 We live in a world of constant distraction and the result of this is that we are endlessly driven to seek new stimulation. It has to be adm...

 This is one of the great masterpieces of Renaissance art. It forms the centre panel of the Ghent Altarpiece by Hubert and Jan van Eyk and w...

 There are a number of wonderful settings of the great 13th century hymn describing the sufferings of Mary at the foot of the cross on the f...

Don't worry. I haven't taken leave of my senses. I just want to address a common spiritual misunderstanding. Common, that is, for th...

 We live in a time when the past is more within our reach than ever before. We can access ancient works of literature, art and religion from...