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The Purpose of Beauty

By Mary WoodardPosted on June 30, 2019Posted in FeaturedTagged Greece, France, Rome, cathedral, Mary Woodard, church, choir, music, stained glass, beauty, purpose of beauty, art, practical, Perpignan

Like many people, I have a love affair with old churches. I lived in Rome a few years ago, and I am surprised I was at all coherent during that period. The wealth of churches—small ones down little cobblestoned side streets, gloriously gaudy ones at the end of large piazzas, and sparse haunting ones with[…]

Zachariah

By Justin JensenPosted on March 10, 2014Posted in FeaturedTagged St. Thomas, painting, The Artist as John the Baptist, Mark Shea, Lewis, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, William Congdon, Catholic Insight, Colorado State University, New Evangelization, atelier, Peter Kreeft, C, Bl. Pope John-Paul II, S, January 2014, Blessed Virgin Mary, Justin Jensen, Cardinal Ratzinger, Zachariah, John Henry Newman, beauty, John the Baptist, Etienne Gilson, art, Catholic artists

Our January artist, Justin Jensen, studied illustration at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. After graduation, he traveled through Europe and decided there was an amazing potential for beauty in art. He decided to continue studying painting at Colorado State University. He currently teaches online at RMCAD and is collaborating with a friend on[…]

The Hollow Cross

By David BeresfordPosted on June 25, 2013Posted in Editorials, Editor's CornerTagged music, art, David Beresford, Catholic School Board, meaning, Christ, hymns

Good artists, musicians, writers, and dramatists are able to reflect reality. Often their work is so true to life that we cannot see it. I am not sure if the artists are conscious of this, but I know of some examples. So, in the case of art, the trick for the observer is to resist[…]

Crucifixion

By Michael D. O'BrienPosted on June 25, 2013Posted in BlogsTagged art, contemplation, Michael O'Brien, Crucifixion, O'Brien Studio

Our March artist, Michael D. O’Brien, was born in Ottawa in 1948 and is internationally renowned as the author of twenty books, notably the novel Father Elijah and eight other novels, which have been translated into twelve languages and widely reviewed in both secular and religious media in North America and Europe. Several of his non-fiction[…]

Lessons from Picasso

By Carolynne EstisPosted on June 13, 2013Posted in BlogsTagged art, painting, Picasso, secularism, beauty1 Comment

I love art—particularly paintings. I love the way that paintings have their own language, where so much can be conveyed in a single image. Generally, I prefer classical works. I’m not big on modern works, and up until a few years ago, there were absolutely no modern artists in my favorites list. Then one day,[…]

Things real and wonderful

By Carolynne EstisPosted on April 18, 2013Posted in BlogsTagged art, reality, C.S. Lewis, magic, Fairy Land

Recently I came across quote from C. S. Lewis that said: “In a sense a child does not long for fairy land as a boy longs to be the hero…Does anyone suppose that he really and prosaically longs for all the dangers and discomfort of a fairy tale?—really wants dragons in contemporary England? It is[…]

St. Brigid

By Anna PierlotPosted on February 9, 2013Posted in FeaturedTagged fire, beer, beauty, art, Anna Pierlot, Campion University, St. Brigid, Ireland, St. Patrick

Our February artist, Anna Pierlot, is a student at Campion University in Australia. Her free time is consumed by art, writing, and a philosophy club that she began with her friends. Below are selections from an interview; read more at catholicinsight.com. What is this piece about? This piece depicts St. Brigid, patron of Ireland (along[…]