Catholic Art Quotes

“Bells and incense!” scoffs the Puritan, but God gave people ears and noses. Are those organs of perception too humble to bring into church?”
― Dana Gioia, The Catholic Writer Today: And Other Essays

“The Catholic writer has the inestimable advantage of a profound and truthful worldview that has been articulated, explored, and amplified by two thousand years of art and philosophy, a tradition whose symbols, stories, personalities, and concepts and correspondences add enormous resonance to any artist’s work.”
― Dana Gioia, The Catholic Writer Today: And Other Essays

“The renewal of the Catholic arts will not come from the Church itself.”
― Dana Gioia, The Catholic Writer Today: And Other Essays