catholic church art

A few things where the Catholic Church has made the world a better and brighter place are:
+ Relief from the Barbarian invasions of the early middle ages
+ Rescued Christian and pre-christian literature
+ Spread agricultural and animal husbandry knowledge
+ Started and protected universities
+ Sponsored and supported science and medicine
+ Created International Law theory
+ Developed and sponsored modern economic theory
+ Invented charity as we know it
+ Codified, expanded, and improved Western Law
+ Western Morality
+ Created just war theory
+ Sponsored and influenced art and architecture

I suggest you read the book "How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization" by Thomas E. Woods, Jr. http://www.catholiceducation.org/article s/history/world/wh0101.html

With love in Christ.

2009-01-22 12:23:11 by cait_lin13

Fr. Mike McGovern, Pastor of the Church of St. Mary in Lake Forest, IL talks about the Catholic Church and the Arts (including excerpts from an ...

It has affected all those things in Europe back in the day, but in Amarica, Catholics are black sheep. Just read this forum! Ha ha!

2006-02-26 13:19:06 by litlirishone

Price: $20.25

I am not a Catholic but I love the art inside their Churches.
A lot of these stuff can't be found in museums.

I work for my diocesan newspaper, and I take photos in churches all the time at the bishop's request, even during Mass or other rites.

As you are not working for the bishop, it would be best if you call the parish ahead of time and ask when it would be all right for you to stop in and take some photographs. If you want photos of the windows, you'll need a tripod (believe me, it's the only way), and that sort of thing is a real nusiance to people who are in the church for a prayer service (Rosary) or Mass or Holy Hour or whatever.

You might consider offering digital copies of the photos you take for the church to use in bulletins or whatever, in return for a chance to take the photos.

2008-10-03 08:44:35 by ninoregalado

I paint and draw pictures for Catholic church's. They are very nice but do you think that I could sell them to other people?

There is no shortage of catholics in america.

2005-12-13 05:54:49 by the?one

BILLIONS??? TRILLIONS???

According to some the wealth of the Roman Catholic Church cannot be calculated. Next to prostitution it is the world's oldest business; operating at a profit non-stop for the past 2,000 years.

It is nearly a rule of thumb that any country dominated by Roman Catholicism is poor for the simple reason that this "church" rakes in more then it gives out.

According to one history book used in American public schools, from a well know educational publishing house, the major source of income for the nation, know as the Vatican in Rome, is tourism and postage stamps? (Best laugh I have had in years)

One wonders why the U.S. Postal Service was never as successful; with its corner on postage stamps and first day covers. Perhaps a Swiss Guard for their undisclosed bank accounts would help.

In Pedophile matters in the Los Angeles, CA, area in past years I recall seeing reports on between 600 and 800 Roman church bank accounts; turned up when courts attempted to find the church worth, in that area alone. In attempting to reach just settlements, church spokesmen were complaining there was no way to track all the accounts; because of the way they were set up. That I believe.

Don't forget the system of accounting used by the entire world came out of the Roman Catholic Church. They are the authority on keeping account of money and all other worldly religious and political activity.

2008-12-19 14:06:33 by OH YEA!