arc to believe, in the creation of thernDome itself.rnSuch humanistic pseudoliturgicalrntwaddle is complemented by the statuesrnoffered for reverence in this extraagantrntemple of trash. Bestriding the “Bod}’rnZone” like a castrated, eolostomisedrncolossus is a vast, faceless, raceless, androgrnnoiis humanoid, a representation ofrna humanity so politically corrected thatrnall can recognize themselves in it withoutrntaking offense. Whether the 14-foot-highrnbo’ cowering in the shadow of this idol isrnsupposed to be in awe of it, or, as his expressionrnand posture seem to suggest, hasrnsimpK been surprised at stool, need troublernonl the most inquisitive student ofrncontemporary sculpture.rnThis carbuncular, introspective, andrnvacuous monument to transience, thisrntheme park without a theme, serves nornpurpose but to glorify our godless contemporar’rnsubculture and the politiciansrnwho preside over it. Englishmen inrnsearch of an uplifting experience on thernscale promised by the dome-mongersrnwould do better to spend their money onrna cross-channel ferr’ ticket and admissionrnto die F,ifiFel Tower. Those with accessrnto traditional liturgy would be evenrnbetter adxised to stay at home and go tornchurch.rn— Michael McMahonrnOBITER DICTA: Plans are under wavrnfor the third annual C/ironfcfes/Rockfordrnhistitute Summer School. Come joinrnour growing band of regulars at our Rockfordrncampus July 18-22, 2000, to examinernthe thought of the ancient Greeks. Inrnaddition to f)r. Thomas Fleming, thernfaculty will include Fr. Hugh Barbour,rnO. Praem., prior of Saint Michael’srnAbbey in Silverado, California, and Dr.rnPaul Gottfried, professor of history atrnF]lizabethtovn College in PennsyKania.rnThe sessions will provide students v”ith arnbetter understanding of America’s debt tornancient Greek philosophy, culture, andrnpolitics, and will include a special lecturernon the art of war in ancient Greece.rnThe Third Annual Summer Schoolrnv’ill be preceded by an optional halt-dayrnworkshop on ]uly 18 designed especiallyrnfor homesehooling parents and pri’ateschoolrnteachers. The theme of the workshoprnwill be “Wliy it’s neeessar} to teachrnclassical languages and how to do itrnright.” Look for details on both the summerrnschool and the v’orkshop in future fssuesrnof Chronicles.rnOur poet this month is Thomas PaulrnDe Witt of Gary, North Carolina. Arncopvvriter and consultant with 20 yearsrnof experience in fundraising and marketingrnmanagement, Mr. De Witt holds arnB.A. in political science from Nortii CarolinarnState Universih’.rnOur art this month is provided b’ ourrnart director, H. Ward Sterett of Roscoe,rnIllinois. Mr. Sterett received his B.F.A.rnfrom the Universit)’ of Colorado and hisrnM.F.A. from Northern Illinois University-,rnand attended the L’Abri Fellowship,rnwhere he studied the effect of Christianity’rnon art. He currcntiy works as a sculptor,rnpainter, and printmakcr in Roscoe.rnBOOK OF NEXT MONTH JrnOur book for next month is The Questrntor Communih’, bv Richard M. WeaverrnAward winner Robert Nisbet, arnfounding member of the boardrnof directors of The RockfordrnInstitute. First Dublished in ‘^VBHrn1962 and still in print today, ‘PI^Hrn7 y7e (Jucst tor Communih- is – ^ j ^ ^rna rare example of an American ~9rnconservative book that gets to the jrnheart of an important subject: the ^rnloss of real communih’ and the |^rnfrightening attempts by Utopiansrnto create a substitute.rn/’jjrn^W^^-y ^ | E .rn^ ^i^^H^H^rni/j^ ^”•n^H^krnW n-jiA^ r ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H ^ ^ ^ H ^rnW ”^^^HC’^^^^^^^^^^I^H^H^rnBiCk.Iv9^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^LrnSTATEMENTrnOFrnOWNERSHIPrnStatemenl of Ownership, Management, and CirculationrnChronicles A Magazine of American CupfjrernMonthlyrn^Vi’l-!»ifl”rnThe ^(.=kt« ln.Kule S2SU Main S.raeL MnneMoo Rockford lllin,,, 9.-i):irnS.p>.nrn3 944rnfy^rn0rn510rn0rnb ^ irn• Tâ„¢,B,^=.,*^„rnS’s^r,”,â„¢?;^/””””‘rn” ” ^ 1 ‘ ^ ‘ ^ ^ « ” ‘ ^ ^ r ^ I ‘ « – . i h . D<â„¢’n’>8f-99rn. . ^ „ ^ ^ ^ . „ ^ . . ^ . . ^ . .c.rnr^”HlrE^^’-“^””^””‘^”””=”’°”^rn* •rn«:.,rntlZ^”rna.796rn94%rn,|..(U*.„r. Dh„«.»,rn.-.-^rn.809rn94%rn„Mu,^rn2/99rn.T.-xrrnDECEMBER 1999/9rnrnrn