“One way to describe the present situation of the Church in the United States is to say American Catholicism is in a state of cultural crisis. And if that is true, then restoring a healthy Catholic subculture is necessary not just for the Church’s flourishing but for its very survival.
“Literature and art have to be part of it. There's a powerful link, a genuine two-way street, between culture and art. Writers and artists are products of their culture, which they also do much to create and shape and sustain. A religious body lacking writers and artists is impoverished at its roots and at risk of stagnation and atrophy.”
In a recent commentary, writer Russell Shaw reflected on the role of literature and art in the “cultural crisis in American Catholicism as we are experiencing it today”.
To access Mr. Shaw’s complete post, please visit:
The CWR Blog: Russell Shaw: J.F. Powers and the missing Catholic subculture (27 NOV 13)
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