"I don't listen to classical music all the time, but sometimes I do,
and while driving home recently I heard on the radio a Bach cantata that
was inspired by the biblical account of Mary's Visitation to Elizabeth.
It got me thinking about how many works of art, even in the secular
world, have been created by religious instinct.
"Think about the glorious music inspired by religion - Handel’s
Messiah, so many Mass settings of the great masters, beloved hymns of
Christian devotion, and even the joyful Christmas carols we sing each
year.
"And what about the other works of art, paintings and sculptures?
Michelangelo's Pietà, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and Leonardo da
Vinci's Last Supper come quickly to mind. . . .
"Now the point of this is not to praise great works of music, art and
architecture. It's to praise you, for in fact, you are God's
masterpiece, his pièce de résistance. . . ."
In a recent commentary, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, of the Diocese of Providence
(RI), reflected on how all the works of art in history are not as valuable as one human soul.
To access Bishop Tobin's complete essay, please visit:
The Imitation of Christ: You Are God's Masterpiece (4 DEC 19)
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