Words and silence
450 years after Michelangelo’s death, his works continue to convey the light and struggle that this genius expressed through art
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Chartbreakers with higher goals
The Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, release their third album — with chants for Lent
Godfather of world music
Ravi Shankar, the famous Indian sitar player and composer, linked music with his faith. For him, art was a means of worship…
A ray of light in dance
To dance beautifully, live beautifully: Joelma Regis shares how she get her artistic inspiration for her choreographies.
Talent to share
After the 2010 earthquake, a lot of people fled to the North East region of Haiti. Using their talents to help others, a group of people recorded a CD in support of a housing project there.
By Susanne Janssen
Through the artist’s eyes
Norman Rockwell painted the America he wanted to see — the one he stubbornly believed it was.
Creativity and well-being
Art is not just something for the elite, but open to everyone, capable of healing both body and soul – if we give it a try.
By Pat Kane
Learning humility, the true masterpiece
The Canadian artist and graphic designer John Elphick has loved painting since he was a teenager – the challenge for him now is to create something together with others. By John Elphick
Beauty will save the world
It has always been one of the passions of the Focolare: to tell with our lives, with our words and our art that God is beauty and not just truth. With excerpts from Chiara Lubich’s writings, we can discover beauty and live it in our everyday life. By Emilie Christy and Susanne Janssen
A bishop in concert
The orthodox theologian Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev is a high diplomat of his church. He left everything, even his music, for God – but then returned to composing.
By Giovanni Guaita
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