Modern practitioners must contend with ... But over the last decade Borysewicz’s art has become more Catholic in its emphasis on Jesus’ human incarnation. “I needed an image of God made ...

But he was no recluse. As curator of a Catholic art exhibit, he wanted to showcase examples of religious art as interpreted by contemporary believers. His fifth nationwide Juried Catholic Arts ...

Kathleen Carr of the Chicago-based Catholic Art Institute details ‘the purpose of raising the mind and heart to God and expressing the mysteries of faith through the talents of artists ...

But today, the Church is no longer widely known for producing beautiful art. What happened? Daniel Mitsui, a contemporary Catholic artist based in Hobart, Indiana, who creates art in the medieval ...

Enders Island is the home of St. Edmund's Retreat, a welcoming Catholic community whose ... Hunger for the sacred is fed by contemporary art exhibit. Enter your email address and select any ...

Craft’s work illustrates some important principles for modern Catholic art. The theory of Catholic iconography is based in the fact that God’s Son in human form became the “icon” or image ...

And indeed, as Benedict XVI moved through the exhibition of contemporary art that ... he has championed to reconnect the Catholic Church with the world of art. It was a realm the Vatican once ...

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He was the first pontiff to visit the Venice Biennale, the world’s most prestigious contemporary art exhibition. He also opened a gallery for contemporary art inside the Vatican Library ...

In 1993, Saint Louis University opened a new initiative that it touted as the first of its kind—in its words, “the first museum to bring an interfaith focus to contemporary art.” The Museum of ...

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A version of this story appeared in the Aug 12-25, 2016 print issue under the headline: Alfonse Borysewicz's lonely struggle gives Catholic art a modern face. Enter your email address and select ...