How might we discover or re-discover the beauty of faith expressed in art? A woman prays in front of an image of Mary March 1 in the Crypt Church at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. Appreciating artistic beauty leads to an experience of contemplation as “a gaze of faith, fixed on Jesus.” (CNS photo/Bob Roller)
Art can serve as an aid to worship and prayer.
An artist’s work has the potential to reflect God’s creative work.
Beauty draws worshippers closer to God and to one another.
