Category Archives: Fine Arts

Is the Four-Hymn Mass What the Church Really Wants?

Posted on March 25, 2017 by marklangley

Happy Fiftieth Anniversary Musicam Sacram ! What is Musicam Sacram? Published on March 5th, 1967, Musicam Sacram is the official Instruction on Music issued by the Congregation for Divine Worship following the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council. Musicam Sacram is the document … Continue reading →

Posted in Fine Arts, Sacred Music, Sacrosanctum Consilium, The Mass | Tagged , , , , | 24 Comments

Lent and Liberal Learning

Posted on February 27, 2017 by marklangley

Some things are never out of season and liberal education is one of them. As a matter of fact the Holy season of Lent provides the Christian with an opportunity to focus on the first thing that anyone should know about … Continue reading →

Posted in classical education, Fine Arts, Liberal Arts, liberal education, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Open Letter to My Daughter(s)

Posted on January 18, 2017 by marklangley

Is there anyone who was not profoundly touched by the flurry of open letters that loving parents wrote to their daughters concerning the recent election of our new president? (for example here and here and here) Ms. Sallie Krawcheck consoles her daughter after the … Continue reading →

Posted in beauty, catholic education, classical education, education, Fine Arts, Grammar, Homer, Liberal Arts, Seven Fine Arts, Uncategorized, Virgil, Wisdom | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Glimpsing God’s Grace Off Broadway

Posted on February 26, 2016 by marklangley

Last weekend my wife, Stephanie, and I found ourselves sitting in the Manhattan Theater Club on West 55th Street in New York City. Why? Well, to watch John Patrick Shanley’s (of Tony, Academy Award, and Pulitzer Prize fame) latest Off-Broadway hit about … Continue reading →

Posted in beauty, Fine Arts, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Easter Brunch – Resurrexit!

Posted on April 5, 2015 by marklangley

Happy Easter to all! Easter Brunch 2015! I will let the photos tell the story.

Posted in beauty, breakfast, Easter, Feasts, Fine Arts | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Reading Dickens

Posted on June 13, 2014 by marklangley

Every summer I have made it my habit to read a Dickens novel. “Yes,” you say “I have heard that before. The fact is that you have not read a Dickens novel for the past two-if not three summers!” Well … Continue reading →

Posted in beauty, classical education, Fine Arts, Literature, Seven Fine Arts | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The Vision of Beauty

Posted on June 17, 2013 by marklangley

It’s tough to claim that I am totally unbiased here, but I really do think that the American artist Carl Schmitt is someone that has provided all of us with something with which to feast our weary souls… souls starving … Continue reading →

Posted in Carl Schmitt, Fine Arts | Tagged , | 3 Comments

The Lyceum: Making the Extraordinary Ordinary

Posted on June 2, 2013 by marklangley

Yesterday The Lyceum celebrated its Ninth Annual Commencement Exercises and as is now traditional the day began with Holy Mass. I think an alternate motto for The Lyceum should be “making the extraordinary ordinary” because that is what happens just … Continue reading →

Posted in classical education, Fine Arts, Music, Shakespeare | Tagged , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Fr.C. John McCloskey on Carl Schmitt

Posted on May 15, 2013 by marklangley

Wow! This article about Stephanie’s grandfather was a welcome surprise!! Here are a couple paintings that Fr. McCloskey featured Madonna in Black Kerchief by Carl Schmitt (1889-1989) The Sower by Carl Schmitt (1889-1989)

Posted in Fine Arts | Tagged , | 1 Comment