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In 1999, the Blessed Pope John Paul II write a stirring letter to artists everywhere, speaking about the high calling of their vocation, the history of art, and art’s role in the Church. A few excerpts: “It is in living and acting that man establishes his relationship with being, with the truth and with the […]

Pope Benedict XVI gave a general audience in 2011 in which he reflected on “the way of beauty” and how art can lead the soul to God. He said, “A work of art is a product of the creative capacity of the human being who in questioning visible reality, seeks to discover its deep meaning

Among many reflections on and references to beauty in St. Augustine’s Confessions is this classic quotation, recognizing God as Beauty itself: “Late have I loved you, O Beauty ever ancient, ever new, late have I loved you! You were within me, but I was outside, and it was there that I searched for you. In

“The Church teaches that… 1. No one can be constricted to believe in the private forum, because faith is a personal choice formed in the conscience of man. 2. Man has no right to religious freedom  in the public space, or rather freedom to profess whatever religion, because only the true and the good have

If you have not yet had the opportunity to visit David Clayton’s web site, The Way of Beauty, please do so! Prof. Clayton writes that “The aim of this site is through it’s [sic] articles, media and advertised courses is to inspire devotion to and guidance on The Way of Beauty. This is the most

“Life is not just a succession of events or experiences: it is a search for the true, the good and the beautiful. It is to this end that we make our choices; it is for this that we exercise our freedom; it is in this – in truth, in goodness, and in beauty – that

Back in 2002, then-Cardinal Ratzinger gave a philosophical reflection on the nature of beauty, referencing St. Augustine, Plato, and Hans Urs von Balthasar, among others. “The encounter with the beautiful can become the wound of the arrow that strikes the heart and in this way opens our eyes, so that later, from this experience, we

During his homily at the Basilica of the Holy Family in Barcelona, our Holy Father spoke to those gathered about beauty’s role in sacred architecture and faith. He said, “Indeed, beauty is one of mankind’s greatest needs; it is the root from which the branches of our peace and the fruits of our hope come

On Sunday, July 29, the Institute of Catholic Culture will host Dr. Denis McNamara as he speaks on the nature of beauty and sacred architecture. Dr. McNamara has also been speaking on sacred architecture for Fr. Robert Barron’s Word on Fire site – please click on the following links to get a foretaste of this

Cardinal Burke recently spoke on the nature of beauty and its place in the liturgy. Click here to watch.