Source: David Clayton via thewayofbeauty.org. Staggeringly beautiful Catholic sacred art and church architectural forms carved into the rock in an ancient salt mine in Poland by miners. Thank you to Phil Burgess for bringing to my attention these staggering pictures of a salt mine in the town of Wieliczka, near […]
Source: David Clayton via thewayofbeauty.orgReprinted with permission. ‘Try this for 30 days and if you don’t like it we’ll return your misery with interest!’ More than thirty years ago, by chance, I met a man called David Birtwistle who asked me this question: are you as happy as you can […]
Source: Way of Beauty, Episode 65: Charlie Deist on the Post-Covid-19 RESET via YouTube This conversation was sparked off by Charlie’s newsletter for anaturalmethod.com. He is imagining how we can respond personally to what is happening and build community and live more healthily. In his outlook, we don’t need expensive, […]
Source: Deacon Lawrence via thewayofbeauty.org The Battle of Thermopylae The Battle of Thermopylae has taken on the force of legend. In 480 B.C. Xerxes I, of Persia, attacked the Greek city-states with a force of 300,000 soldiers. The Greeks were defended by an army of 7000, led by the Spartan […]
Source: thewayofbeauty.orgReprinted with permission The Merchant There was once a merchant returning home from a long journey. Attached to his saddle was a large satchel full of money. As he was riding along an open plain a storm broke out. The rain poured down on him drenching him and his […]