“Too late have I loved Thee, O Beauty, ever ancient, ever new!” St. Augustine was in his forties by the time he penned this personal lament. As readers of the Confessions know (and the Confessions has been a universal must-read for 1600 years), Augustine wasted himself for 30 years before he finally embraced the Lord in the greatest conversion story ever told. Throughout his retrospective, he refers to beauty, the need for beauty, the search for beauty. His wanderings away from the faith of his mother were intimately bound up with a search for beauty.

 

 

The role of art in evangelization and catechesis is nothing short of indispensible. Let’s discuss some of the reasons for this before we examine the applications.

 

 

Marcia has found her dream job as the Media Specialist at five-year old St. Theodore Guerin High School in Noblesville, Indiana. After working for 30 years in public libraries with teachers who had little time or interest in what she could offer to them, she is thrilled to be cooperating with teachers in educating students. As a new school, St. Theodore has no traditions to be overcome, and Marcia is making the most of her opportunity.

 

 

I have many reasons for wanting to recommend the monthly magazine, Magnificat. Magnificat is a powerful tool for connecting any Catholic community with the liturgical and spiritual rhythms of the life of the Church.