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    [Home] THE ROMAN CATHOLIC ARTS REVIEW The Roman Catholic Arts Review is an annual journal dedicated to the role of Catholicism in the arts. In accordance with the Magisterium, the editors believe that the arts should support the mission of Christ’s church Home Welcome 2010 Issue (Contents) 2010 Issue (Contributors) Editorial Staff Submission Guidelines Subscriptions Donations Contact & Links “The Church needs art.” – Pope John Paul II [Welcome] WELCOME In his 1999 “Letter to Artists,” Pope John Paul II reminded us that “the Church needs art” – and those four words were italicized in the official Vatican translation. The Holy Father went on to say that: “Art must make perceptible and, as far as possible, attractive, the world of the spirit, of the invisible, of God.” But the Holy Father, who was himself a writer, fully understood that neither sheer propaganda nor simple-minded sanguinity can ever be useful in the creative arts, and he pointed out that: “Even when [creative artists] explore the darkest depths of the soul or the most unsettling aspects of evil, artists give voice in a way to the universal desire for redemption.” In truth, all great art, in one way or another, is about redemption because the fundamental purpose of life is redemption. In 1592, when St. Robert Southwell was being pursued by Queen Elizabeth’s notorious “priest-hunter” Richard Topcliffe, the Jesuit priest seems to have had a brief respite at the homes of several Catholic families in the county of Sussex, where he took some time to collect his poems. In doing so, he planned to dedicate a group of the poems “to my worthy good cousin, Master W.S.,” and he signed the dedication, “Your loving cousin, R.S.” Whether Southwell’s “Master W.S.” was his distant “cousin,” William Shakespeare, the author of the forthcoming Venus and Adonis [1593], is uncertain. But what isn’t debatable is St. Robert’s extremely humble assessment of his own work and his hope that some other poet, quite possibly “W.S.,” would find a way to illustrate “how well verse and virtue suit together.” And this is the fundamental challenge for every Catholic artist because it’s crucial in all the arts to delineate the truthful reality of the human predicament, yet always with an eye to “virtue” – which, of course, can lead to redemption. Literature, music, art, architecture, cinema, and all the arts have the ability to inspire us, to change our lives, and even, in some case, rescue souls. Unfortunately, in the current secular times, Roman Catholics have abandoned the arts to the godless. There are exceptions, of course, and there’s a determined remnant. But, in general, over the last several decades, Catholics have left the field. There are, for example, no longer any Catholic writers who are taken seriously. There is no contemporary François Mauriac or Georges Bernanos or Walker Percy or Graham Greene or Evelyn Waugh or Flannery O’Connor—and there should be. Catholics, in fact, are morally obliged to develop and cultivate their creative talents. In his “Letter to Artists,” Pope John Paul talks of “artistic talent” not simply as a “gift” of God, but as “a vocation bestowed on him by the Creator,” and the Holy Father reinforces his point with reference to Matthew 25:14-30 and the “Parable of the Talents.” This journal is a call to initiate, with God’s help, a Roman Catholic arts revival. This doesn’t mean that every novel, picture, or musical composition created by a Roman Catholic needs to be about a specifically religious subject. (Although that’s certainly welcome.) But it does mean that Catholic artists need to create works that promote the Roman Catholic moral vision of our place in God’s universe. It also means that Catholic artists need to step forth into the secularized world of the contemporary arts with faith and confidence in the Catholic Church, its doctrine, and its Magisterium. Let us, as artists, help to “restore al

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    [Home] THE ROMAN CATHOLIC ARTS REVIEW The Roman Catholic Arts Review is an annual journal dedicated to the role of Catholicism in the arts. In accordance with the Magisterium, the editors believe that the arts should support the mission of Christ’s church Home Welcome 2010 Issue (Contents) 2010 Issue (Contributors) Editorial Staff Submission Guidelines Subscriptions Donations Contact & Links “The Church needs art.” – Pope John Paul II [Welcome] WELCOME In his 1999 “Letter to Artists,” Pope John Paul II reminded us that “the Church needs art” – and those four words were italicized in the official Vatican translation. The Holy Father went on to say that: “Art must make perceptible and, as far as possible, attractive, the world of the spirit, of the invisible, of God.” But the Holy Father, who was himself a writer, fully understood that neither sheer propaganda nor simple-minded sanguinity can ever be useful in the creative arts, and he pointed out that: “Even when [creative artists] explore the darkest depths of the soul or the most unsettling aspects of evil, artists give voice in a way to the universal desire for redemption.” In truth, all great art, in one way or another, is about redemption because the fundamental purpose of life is redemption. In 1592, when St. Robert Southwell was being pursued by Queen Elizabeth’s notorious “priest-hunter” Richard Topcliffe, the Jesuit priest seems to have had a brief respite at the homes of several Catholic families in the county of Sussex, where he took some time to collect his poems. In doing so, he planned to dedicate a group of the poems “to my worthy good cousin, Master W.S.,” and he signed the dedication, “Your loving cousin, R.S.” Whether Southwell’s “Master W.S.” was his distant “cousin,” William Shakespeare, the author of the forthcoming Venus and Adonis [1593], is uncertain. But what isn’t debatable is St. Robert’s extremely humble assessment of his own work and his hope that some other poet, quite possibly “W.S.,” would find a way to illustrate “how well verse and virtue suit together.” And this is the fundamental challenge for every Catholic artist because it’s crucial in all the arts to delineate the truthful reality of the human predicament, yet always with an eye to “virtue” – which, of course, can lead to redemption. Literature, music, art, architecture, cinema, and all the arts have the ability to inspire us, to change our lives, and even, in some case, rescue souls. Unfortunately, in the current secular times, Roman Catholics have abandoned the arts to the godless. There are exceptions, of course, and there’s a determined remnant. But, in general, over the last several decades, Catholics have left the field. There are, for example, no longer any Catholic writers who are taken seriously. There is no contemporary François Mauriac or Georges Bernanos or Walker Percy or Graham Greene or Evelyn Waugh or Flannery O’Connor—and there should be. Catholics, in fact, are morally obliged to develop and cultivate their creative talents. In his “Letter to Artists,” Pope John Paul talks of “artistic talent” not simply as a “gift” of God, but as “a vocation bestowed on him by the Creator,” and the Holy Father reinforces his point with reference to Matthew 25:14-30 and the “Parable of the Talents.” This journal is a call to initiate, with God’s help, a Roman Catholic arts revival. This doesn’t mean that every novel, picture, or musical composition created by a Roman Catholic needs to be about a specifically religious subject. (Although that’s certainly welcome.) But it does mean that Catholic artists need to create works that promote the Roman Catholic moral vision of our place in God’s universe. It also means that Catholic artists need to step forth into the secularized world of the contemporary arts with faith and confidence in the Catholic Church, its doctrine, and its Magisterium. Let us, as artists, help to “restore al

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    [Home] THE ROMAN CATHOLIC ARTS REVIEW The Roman Catholic Arts Review is an annual journal dedicated to the role of Catholicism in the arts. In accordance with the Magisterium, the editors believe that the arts should support the mission of Christ’s church Home Welcome 2010 Issue (Contents) 2010 Issue (Contributors) Editorial Staff Submission Guidelines Subscriptions Donations Contact & Links “The Church needs art.” – Pope John Paul II [Welcome] WELCOME In his 1999 “Letter to Artists,” Pope John Paul II reminded us that “the Church needs art” – and those four words were italicized in the official Vatican translation. The Holy Father went on to say that: “Art must make perceptible and, as far as possible, attractive, the world of the spirit, of the invisible, of God.” But the Holy Father, who was himself a writer, fully understood that neither sheer propaganda nor simple-minded sanguinity can ever be useful in the creative arts, and he pointed out that: “Even when [creative artists] explore the darkest depths of the soul or the most unsettling aspects of evil, artists give voice in a way to the universal desire for redemption.” In truth, all great art, in one way or another, is about redemption because the fundamental purpose of life is redemption. In 1592, when St. Robert Southwell was being pursued by Queen Elizabeth’s notorious “priest-hunter” Richard Topcliffe, the Jesuit priest seems to have had a brief respite at the homes of several Catholic families in the county of Sussex, where he took some time to collect his poems. In doing so, he planned to dedicate a group of the poems “to my worthy good cousin, Master W.S.,” and he signed the dedication, “Your loving cousin, R.S.” Whether Southwell’s “Master W.S.” was his distant “cousin,” William Shakespeare, the author of the forthcoming Venus and Adonis [1593], is uncertain. But what isn’t debatable is St. Robert’s extremely humble assessment of his own work and his hope that some other poet, quite possibly “W.S.,” would find a way to illustrate “how well verse and virtue suit together.” And this is the fundamental challenge for every Catholic artist because it’s crucial in all the arts to delineate the truthful reality of the human predicament, yet always with an eye to “virtue” – which, of course, can lead to redemption. Literature, music, art, architecture, cinema, and all the arts have the ability to inspire us, to change our lives, and even, in some case, rescue souls. Unfortunately, in the current secular times, Roman Catholics have abandoned the arts to the godless. There are exceptions, of course, and there’s a determined remnant. But, in general, over the last several decades, Catholics have left the field. There are, for example, no longer any Catholic writers who are taken seriously. There is no contemporary François Mauriac or Georges Bernanos or Walker Percy or Graham Greene or Evelyn Waugh or Flannery O’Connor—and there should be. Catholics, in fact, are morally obliged to develop and cultivate their creative talents. In his “Letter to Artists,” Pope John Paul talks of “artistic talent” not simply as a “gift” of God, but as “a vocation bestowed on him by the Creator,” and the Holy Father reinforces his point with reference to Matthew 25:14-30 and the “Parable of the Talents.” This journal is a call to initiate, with God’s help, a Roman Catholic arts revival. This doesn’t mean that every novel, picture, or musical composition created by a Roman Catholic needs to be about a specifically religious subject. (Although that’s certainly welcome.) But it does mean that Catholic artists need to create works that promote the Roman Catholic moral vision of our place in God’s universe. It also means that Catholic artists need to step forth into the secularized world of the contemporary arts with faith and confidence in the Catholic Church, its doctrine, and its Magisterium. Let us, as artists, help to “restore al

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    THE ROMAN CATHOLIC ARTS REVIEW


    THE ROMAN CATHOLIC
    ARTS REVIEW
    VOLUME 1
    2010
    JOSEPH BOTTUM
    FR. LEONARD COCHRAN
    SHUSAKA ENDO
    CARRIE DEAN
    TIM DRAKE
    DANA GIOIA
    JAMES HANSON
    POPE JOHN PAUL II
    PETER KREEFT
    ANTHONY LOMBARDY
    ALISTAIR MACLEOD
    SAMUEL MAIO
    RALPH MCINERNY
    LES A. MURRAY
    KEVIN O’BRIEN
    JEFFREY OSTROSKI
    JOSEPH PEARCE
    PIERS PAUL READ
    BISHOP DOMINIQUE REY
    HENRY W. RUSSELL
    FR. GEORGE RUTLER
    CHRISTOPHER SCALIA
    KATE SLAVENS
    FREDERICK TURNER
    VOLUME 1

    JAMES MATTHEW WILSON


    HENRY WINGATE

    VOLUME 1
    2010

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