In 1952 Pope Pius XII addressed a group of Italian artists he received in audience. The entire address is only 15 very short paragraphs but of great value for artists struggling in the darkness of the secular world looking for a light to guide them.
The Function of Art
"The function of all art lies in fact in breaking through the narrow and tortuous enclosure of the finite, in which man is immersed while living here below, and in providing a window on the infinite for his hungry soul." - Pope Pius XII
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Dear Deacon,
Thanks so much. I read a letter by John Paul II to artists a while back and found it similarly inspiring.
It's the kind of thing that really inspires a Christin artist.
Thanks again,
Jo
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