The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) Day 323: Truth, Beauty, and Sacred Art (2025)
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Nov 19, 2025 Explore the awe-inspiring connection between truth and beauty, revealed through sacred art. Discover how creation serves as a reflection of God's perfection and how art, as a true human expression, can evoke deep spiritual joy. Fr. Mike emphasizes the role of faith in regulating sacred art to ensure it glorifies the divine mystery. He highlights the importance of truthfulness in life and the power of witnessing Christ through our actions and words, even in the age of social media.
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Truth Is Inherently Beautiful
- Truth carries the joy and splendor of spiritual beauty and is beautiful in itself.
- Beauty can express truths that mere words cannot, revealing depths of the human heart and God.
Creation Speaks Of Its Creator
- God reveals himself first through the universal language of creation, which both child and scientist can discover.
- From created beauty we perceive the Creator, because the author of beauty created things.
Art Mirrors Divine Creativity
- Human artistic expression flows from talent given by the Creator combined with human effort and skill.
- Art unites knowledge and skill to give form to reality in a language accessible to sight or hearing.
