How Catholic Art Saved the Faith: The Triumph of Beauty and Truth in Counter-Reformation Art Sheen

How Catholic Art Saved the Faith: The Triumph of Beauty and Truth in Counter-Reformation Art SheenNot long after Martin Luther's defiance of the Church in 1517, dialogue between Protestants and Catholics broke down, brother turned against brother, and devastating religious wars erupted across Europe. Desperate to restore the peace and recover the unity of Faith, Catholic theologians clarified and reaffirmed Catholic doctrines, but turned as well to another form of evangelization: the Arts. Convinced that to win over the unlettered, the best place

by means of which charity works in us

saints and Pope Benedict XVI

Our Lady's life from childhood is told (Books 7 & 8)

You're Catholic and loving it--but when it comes to celebrating your faith

Whether you are old or young

Francis de Sales to remind us that anyone can love God and that itÔÇÖs not really so hard to do

all of which make their legitimate claim on us

these essays will remain valuable for anyone wanting to understand and to proclaim the Gospel of the Family

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But behind the disguises beat the heart of a Saint - as the Mexican people testified by turning out in throngs to pay their last respects after his martyrdom

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endowed with this reality by the sacraments