Pope Benedict at his best.
Art is capable of expressing, and of making visible, man’s need to go beyond what he sees; it reveals his thirst and his search for the infinite. Indeed, it is like a door opened to the infinite, [opened] to a beauty and a truth beyond the every day. And a work of art can open the eyes of the mind and heart, urging us upward.
But there are artistic expressions that are true roads to God, the supreme Beauty — indeed, they are a help [to us] in growing in our relationship with Him in prayer.
He discusses Bach, Bernstein, Claudel, Chagall, the Gothic and Romanesque, and more. If you have any sort of artistic bent, you simply have to read the rest. Just sayin’.
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I stand by my belief that music is a gift from God.
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As a pianist, this is absolutely wonderful! He puts into words the things that I (and I’m sure many others) have...
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Yes! an open door to the infinite! Maaan that’s so great! (MA Thesis topic, maybe… hmmmm)
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