Lord, I Have Loved the Beauty of Thy House

Katrina Fernandez, scholar of the history of art, has written an illuminating article, well worth reading, on the importance of beauty in the house of God and the sanctuary of the home.

Patheos: Beauty makes the soul soar and is as essential to the spirit as food and water is to the body, yet it is mocked as sentimentality and foolishness. It is wiped out of churches and untaught in school curricula, because who is permitted to define what is beautiful, anymore.” Read full article here.