You are invited to attend our next monthly meeting to be held on Friday, August 8th from 4:00pm to 5:30pm.
We will be discussing “Possession in Detachment: The Fruitful Character of Virginity and the Virginal Character of Creativity” by Apolonio and Siobhan Latar from the Winter 2024 issue entitled “The Council of Nicaea (1,700 Years Later)” (Volume 51.4).
Here are excerpt from the Introduction to the issue:
“Possession in Detachment: The Fruitful Character of Virginity and the Virginal Character of Creativity” by Apolonio and Siobhan Latar relates Luigi Giussani’s and J. R. R. Tolkien’s theological and artistic perspectives on virginity. According to Giussani, the call to a virginal existence is universal. He defended this bold claim on the grounds that the ability to understand a thing depends on “an initial space or distance from it that enables one to affirm it first in its otherness.” Tolkien echoes this teaching in his explanation of the nature and task of an artist. He writes that, in order to portray anything truly, the artist must maintain a reverential distance from the reality in question. Distance allows the thing to be seen and appreciated in its entirety. For both Giussani and Tolkien, distance counterintuitively allows for a deeper understanding of and union with the thing loved.
We will meet in the Kateri Room located at St. Michael’s Church, 240 Hemlock Street, Waterloo, Ontario. Use the east side parking lot and enter by the rear doors. Walk up the stairs. The Kateri Room is on your right before you enter the church proper.
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