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2015-01-10T21:38:02-05:00

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So Scotland is where they hide all the manly men…

Last updated on: January 10, 2015 at 9:38 pm By Katrina Fernandez

Macdonald Armouries, which makes reproductions of edged weaponry for collectors, museums and theatre companies and historical fencers, is offering what must be one of the most unique work opportunities in the country. Owner and master-at-arms Paul Macdonald, 41, is to offer two new starts the chance to gain experience in one of Scotland’s rarest heritage crafts today. Applicants do not need any previous experience but they must be confident in their abilities to learn quickly and create with various power... Read more

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2015-01-10T21:38:03-05:00

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Turning The Sacraments into Perfunctory Gestures…

Last updated on: January 10, 2015 at 9:38 pm By Katrina Fernandez

… See, this is why I could never be a catechist. I would lose my mind. Warning: language A close acquaintance told me that she has several kids in her 2nd grade First Communion class who are obviously not ready. They’ve failed every test and consistently not handed in work. When I asked her if she just spoke to the parents, she said she’s tried. They always promise things will improve but they never do. She wanted my advice. I... Read more

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Parents Behaving Badly

2015-01-10T21:38:03-05:00

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Candlemas…

Last updated on: January 10, 2015 at 9:38 pm By Katrina Fernandez

… The Sequence for Candlemas, sung to Dominican chant by the Dominican friars at Blackfriars, Oxford. “Candlemas is the fortieth day after Christmas, and is the day the Church celebrates when the Blessed Virgin Mary in obedience with Mosaic law, presented the Christ child to Simeon the Just, in the temple (Numbers 18:15), and submitted herself for the ritual purification (Luke 2:22). On this feast day, Catholics customarily would bring all the candles they would use in their home throughout... Read more

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2015-01-10T21:38:03-05:00

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The Incense Burner…

Last updated on: January 10, 2015 at 9:38 pm By Katrina Fernandez

By HovsepPushman, c. 1921. Oil on wood panel, Milwaukee ArtMuseum – Layton Art Collection I find this particular piece stunning. The color and fluid strokes. Oh my. Read more

Art

Fine Art Friday

2015-01-10T21:38:03-05:00

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Perfectly Acceptable Wastes of Time…

Last updated on: January 10, 2015 at 9:38 pm By Katrina Fernandez

… Harnessing the power of the internet for good. Turkish artist and illustrator, Murat Palta, has designed a series of Ottoman motifs for this graduation thesis that blend contemporary Western cinema with traditional Ottoman motifs in the miniature art style. Follow this link directly to the artist’s website for more images and close up details. You won’t be disappointed. There now exists a digital version of the Gough map, “one of the earliest maps to show Britain in a geographically... Read more

Perfectly Acceptable Wastes of Time

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Parent Shaming and $3M Dollar Shelves Disguised As Art…

Last updated on: January 25, 2017 at 7:45 pm By Katrina Fernandez

In today’s Shitty Art News… parents let kid climb on 3 million dollar Ikea shelves. Parents and child immediately shamed on Twitter by uppity Brooklyn gallery owner. The shelving installation disguised as art is the only horrible thing I see in this photo. I don’t know, the poor kid just looks bored and maybe the parents were just distracted or didn’t recognize it for art or any number of scenarios we simply can’t tell from this single photo. The internet... Read more

Art Behaving Badly

2015-01-10T21:38:03-05:00

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Caw, Caw. The End is Nigh…

Last updated on: January 10, 2015 at 9:38 pm By Katrina Fernandez

… I’m don’t put much stock in omens, therefore I don’t find it the least bit ominous that a seagull and a crow attacked two doves. The fact that the doves where released from an Apostolic Palace window during the Pope’s appeal for peace in Ukraine says less about the Ukraine’s future and more about the nature of gulls and crows. Being from Virginia Beach, where your chances of being crapped on by a seagull are in the top percentages,... Read more

Bat Shit Crazy

Pope Francis

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2015-01-10T21:38:04-05:00

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Rabbit Stew…

Last updated on: January 10, 2015 at 9:38 pm By Katrina Fernandez

… Awwww. We took care of the class rabbit over the weekend. Just look at his fuzzy little face and floppy little years. I bet you’re like me, thinking that caring for a fuzzy bunny is warm cuddles and fluffy feet. No, it’s poop pellets, pee stains, and cage rattling all. night. long. Rabbits as pets. I am against it. It’s unnatural. In the grand scheme of God’s design for nature, rabbits are prey not pets. The next time a... Read more

Bat Shit Crazy

2015-01-10T21:38:04-05:00

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Oh, masculinity, I weep for your demise…

Last updated on: January 10, 2015 at 9:38 pm By Katrina Fernandez

… Let me be perfectly clear; leggings are not mother flipping pants. Everybody needs to just stop. Now. They are not pants. They have never been nor will they ever be pants. Not pants. Not pants. No pantalones. Because this is what happens when allow leggings to be worn as pants… You have just had your eyes assaulted by something called meggings. What kind of man buys these things? Does he have some raiding to do in the forests of... Read more

2017-01-25T19:06:30-05:00

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Some of my favorite images from the March For Life…

Last updated on: January 25, 2017 at 7:06 pm By Katrina Fernandez

… Living vicariously through others tweets and facebook shares. HUG THEM ALL… From Twitter… I join the March for Life in Washington with my prayers. May God help us respect all life, especially the most vulnerable — Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 22, 2014 Belmont Abbey representing… Read more

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