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Gwyneth Holston

Gwyneth Holston is a sacred artist who works to provide and promote good quality Catholic art. Her website is gwynethholston.com. Read more.

Gwyneth Holston · February 17, 2014

Musing Over Mass at MIT

Perhaps after a few more decades of research, MIT will be able to design an attractive chapel.

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Gwyneth Holston · February 10, 2014

How to repaint a statue with professional results

Were your parish’s statues whitewashed in the eighties? Here’s how to restore them to their former glory.

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Gwyneth Holston · February 3, 2014

The Heresy of Formlessness

How have I not read Martin Mosebach’s book before now?

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Gwyneth Holston · January 27, 2014

Do You Like This Painting or Not?

Help me decide what to think on the feast of St. John Chrysostom.

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Gwyneth Holston · January 20, 2014

Twelve Films I Recommend to Catholic Artists

These films withstand repeated viewing because of their richness and complexity.

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Gwyneth Holston · January 13, 2014

Upcoming Opportunities for Catholic Visual Artists

A call for entries, two summer programs, and two places to get published!

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Gwyneth Holston · January 6, 2014

St. Eulalia by John William Waterhouse

A daring painting for a daring saint.

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Gwyneth Holston · December 30, 2013

Tips for Parents in Guiding Artistic Teenagers

Suggestion #6: After high school, don’t send your child to an art college.

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Gwyneth Holston · December 23, 2013

Good King Wenceslas Looked Out When?

The connection between the Feast of the Nativity and the Feast of St. Stephen.

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Gwyneth Holston · December 16, 2013

Impatiently Awaiting the Publication of the English Translation of von Hildebrand’s Aesthetics

Finally, English-speakers will able to read Hildebrand’s examination of the splendor of beauty.

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Gwyneth Holston · December 9, 2013

The Greatest Catholic Painter You’ve Never Heard Of

Why I am besotted with Enguerrand Quarton

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Gwyneth Holston · December 2, 2013

Enough is Enough!

Why are our Catholic bookstores full of bad art?

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Gwyneth Holston · November 25, 2013

Hans Memling’s Masterpiece: The Last Judgment

Christmas is coming! For Catholics, that means its time to think about the Apocalypse.

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Gwyneth Holston · November 18, 2013

St. Catherine of Alexandria, November 25th

Brilliant. Beautiful. Beheaded.

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Gwyneth Holston · November 14, 2013

13th Century Sacred Art Class

Thomas More College Artist-in-Residence, David Clayton, to teach a class on painting in the English gothic style.

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President’s Corner

    Music List • “Ascension of the Lord”

    Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for this coming Sunday.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “For Pentecost Sunday”

    There’s a triple ‘allelúja’ and I just love the chord at the end of the 2nd iteration.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “Organ Accompaniment”

    The following declaration will probably smack of “blowing my own horn.”

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    “Thee” + “Thou” + “Thine”
    Few musicians realize that various English translations of Sacred Scripture were granted formal approval by the USCCB and the Vatican for liturgical use in the United States of America. But don’t take my word for it! Here are four documents proving this, which you can examine with your own eyes. Some believe the words “Thine” and “Thou” and “Thee” were forbidden after Vatican II—but that’s incorrect. For example, they’re found in the English translation of the ‘Our Father’ at Mass. Moreover, the Revised Standard Version (Catholic Edition) mentioned in those four documents employs “Thine” and “Thou” and “Thee.” It was published with a FOREWORD by Westminster’s Roman Catholic Archbishop (John Cardinal Heenan).
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Reminder” — Month of May (2026)
    On a daily basis, I speak to people who don’t realize we publish a free newsletter (although they’ve followed our blog for years). We have no endowment, no major donors, no savings, and refuse to run annoying ads. As a result, our mailing list is crucial to our survival. It couldn’t be easier to subscribe! Just scroll to the bottom of any blog article and enter your email address.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Simplified Version • “Canon in D” (Pachelbel)
    I published an article on 11 November 2023 called Wedding March For The Lazy Organist, which rather offhandedly made reference to a simplified version I created in 2007 for Pachelbel’s Canon. I often use it as a PROCESSIONAL for weddings and quinceañeras. Many organists say they “hate” Pachelbel’s Canon. But I love it. I think it’s bright and beautiful. I created that ‘simplified version’ for musicians coming to grips with playing the pipe organ. It can be downloaded as a free PDF if you visit Andrea Leal’s article dated 15 August 2022: Manuals Only: Organ Interludes Based on Plainsong. Specifically, it is page 84 in that collection—generously offered as a free PDF download. Johann Pachelbel (d. 1706) was a renowned German organist, violinist, teacher, and composer of over 500 works. A friend of Bach’s family, he taught Johann Christoph Bach (Sebastian Bach’s eldest brother) and lived in his house. Those who read Pachelbel’s biography will notice his connection to two German cities adopted as famous hymn tune names: EISENACH and ERFURT.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

“I ask that future priests, from their time in the seminary, receive the preparation needed to understand and to celebrate Mass in Latin, and also to use Latin texts and execute Gregorian chant; nor should we forget that the faithful can be taught to recite the more common prayers in Latin, and also to sing parts of the liturgy to Gregorian chant.”

— SACRAMENTUM CARITATIS

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