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Shocking isn't it?
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Shocking isn't it?
What! You don't agree with every article you post!
Yep.
And this sums up why I'm against abstract art for this kind of thing. Modern and abstract art by its very nature is incredibly subjective. That whole movement in art intended to portray a subjective experience or perception of some object or event, rather than striving to portray an objective truth. Sure, the artist and maybe a few other people will get it (and few more will pretend to), but the rest will just see a mess.
Modern church architecture suffers from the same problem. If you read some of the architectss explanations, some have good Catholic ideas intended in the work, but they're the only ones who can recognize them. The rest of us regular folks just see a spaceship or a slug or theater or a warehouse or a myriad of other things--or nothing at all--all depending on the individual and which do nothing to lift our hearts to any objective truth. Here's an example of what I mean using a still life of a bouquet of flowers. Everyone knows what the first is. In the second, its anyone's guess as to what is going on, even though its essentially the same thing:
http://www.artexpertswebsite.com/pages/artists/artists_l-z/roesen/Roesen_FloralStillLifeWith%20NestOfEggs.jpg
http://www.modernart-painting.com/i...tings_21st.-merello._some_flowers(130x81).jpg
The same can be said about Mary. Put her in clown makeup and people are going to think clowns. The same emotion can be expressed in an univocal manner using instead as is done in most Passion plays where there is no confusion. There's no need to throw in a clown-Mary.
Oh yes, the venerable tradition from the '80s of making the Blessed Virgin look like a clown.
What wrong with actually carrying things out with dignity and solemnity? Ugh. And if the intent is to do it solemnly, why the clowns?
And what's wrong with praying like a Catholic rathering than incoporating the latest physical exercise fad at best, new age practice at worst.
Do people really dislike their Catholic heritage that much?
I think yoga Stations of the Cross is just...wrong. What is wrong with the traditional Stations of the Cross? For example (my favourite) the one written by St Alphonsus Liguori. Stations of the Cross that is the one they do at my church and I've always loved it. WHY bring in yoga, clowns, etc??? If I were there, I'd feel that is irreverent and would not participate. (not to mention that I disagree with yoga but that's another topic).
Honestly, I don't get yoga. All I know of yoga is that it's heavily intertwined and related with Hinduism, Eastern philosophy/spirituality and New Age crap.
Even assuming you divorced the "spiritual," aspects of it, what is it? Stretching poses and breathing exercises? I honestly don't know, I have never done yoga (I'm more of weight lifting, normal exercises, swimming kind of guy) so I really don't know what you actually do in yoga session.
Even still, what does any of that have to do with the stations of the cross? Why on Earth would try to combine such an alien and possibly hostile "spiritual," practice with the stations? I don't get it and considering the subject matter in which we are dealing with I could honestly care less about "artistic expression." No, we should not be having literal clowns acting the stations of the cross. No, we should not be combining some weird, hippy dippy, Eastern yogic crap with the stations. Stick to the old stuff, there is nothing wrong with them, they are beautiful and should be respected and appreciated, stop with the nonsense.
Yoga practiced here as compared to India is not Yoga in the true sense. But I still believe it is not anything to be played with. If you are interested in exercise...there are about a million & one different ways to achieve the same goal physically.Honestly, I don't get yoga. All I know of yoga is that it's heavily intertwined and related with Hinduism, Eastern philosophy/spirituality and New Age crap. Even assuming you divorced the "spiritual," aspects of it, what is it? Stretching poses and breathing exercises? I honestly don't know, I have never done yoga (I'm more of weight lifting, normal exercises, swimming kind of guy) so I really don't know what you actually do in yoga session.
Even still, what does any of that have to do with the stations of the cross? Why on Earth would try to combine such an alien and possibly hostile "spiritual," practice with the stations? I don't get it and considering the subject matter in which we are dealing with I could honestly care less about "artistic expression." No, we should not be having literal clowns acting the stations of the cross. No, we should not be combining some weird, hippy dippy, Eastern yogic crap with the stations. Stick to the old stuff, there is nothing wrong with them, they are beautiful and should be respected and appreciated, stop with the nonsense.
what fellowship has light with darkness.....
eastern pagan rituals with christianity
Ugh why do people always have to miss use the term "pagan"?
Anyway. I think yoga is about as spiritually dangerous as Tai Chi Chuan. Ie....not at all.
Thanks Monica.Here is a good article on yoga. Is Yoga OK for Christian Catholics
I wonder the same thing as why people missuse the term yoga when they really mean stretching exercises.
When did stretching become yoga?
Here is a good article on yoga. Is Yoga OK for Christian Catholics
Well I practice yoga but doing poses near the Stations of the Cross is just ... obnoxious. Same thing with the clowns. You know its our culture today. Everything has to be razzle dazzle, funny, unique, "ooh look at me, I'm SO different and creative" ... but all that does is make it obnoxious and silly.
Its like cooking. Everyone thinks their a chef on tv. Just throw this and throw that and suddenly you have a dish that makes no sense. Its silly. Like chocolate pasta and fried mayonaise balls - I'm serious!!