WOF 380: The Evangelical Power of Beauty
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The Power of the Pornographic Gaze
The beautiful particular leads by steady steps if we allow its power to work on us. O heavenly God, cried Stephen's soul in an outburst of joy. That's how it works, isn't it? And I would argue that's a deeply Catholic instinct - that the particular beautiful window or cathedral or ceiling or painting or sculpture can lead us to this moment. From Diotima through Dante to James Joyce, it's the same move. The first faint noise of gently moving water broke the silence low and faint and whispering. Faint as the bells of sleep,. hither and thither, hither and thithering, and a faint flame trembled on her cheek.
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