{"id":293381,"date":"2024-10-20T18:12:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T18:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/20\/the-catholic-culture-podcast-130-john-paul-iis-retreat-for-artists\/"},"modified":"2024-10-20T18:12:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T18:12:18","slug":"the-catholic-culture-podcast-130-john-paul-iis-retreat-for-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/20\/the-catholic-culture-podcast-130-john-paul-iis-retreat-for-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"The Catholic Culture Podcast: 130 &#8211; John Paul II&#8217;s Retreat for Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"date\">Apr 4, 2022<\/p>\n<p>In Holy Week of 1962, Bishop Karol Wojtyla gave a retreat to a<br \/>\ngroup of Polish artists. The text of that retreat has now been<br \/>\npublished in English, along with commentary, by the Theology of the<br \/>\nBody Institute, in a book titled\u00a0<em>God Is Beauty: A Retreat<br \/>\non the Gospel and Art<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Christopher West, president of the TOB Institute, joins Thomas<br \/>\nMirus to discuss the retreat and how it fits together with St. John<br \/>\nPaul II&#8217;s Theology of the Body. Themes include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>God is Beauty<\/li>\n<li>The Incarnation is perfect Beauty manifested in the human<br \/>\nbody<\/li>\n<li>The artist is a conduit of beauty coming from God<\/li>\n<li>Artists\u2019 responsibility for their talent<\/li>\n<li>The sexed body as a sign of the relationality and fruitfulness<br \/>\nof the Trinity<\/li>\n<li>The dangers of &#8220;moral minimalism&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The Crucifixion, where moral conscience and beauty meet<\/li>\n<li>How Wojtyla&#8217;s work builds on, rather than replaces, traditional<br \/>\ntheological symbolism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thomas also discusses his experience of attending the ballet and<br \/>\nhow it is challenging him to see the body in a new way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Listeners can purchase God Is Beauty paperback at the TOB<br \/>\nInstitute store for 20% off the cover price (no limit). Use code:<br \/>\nCULTURE <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.corproject.com\/collections\/books\/products\/god-is-beauty-a-retreat-on-the-gospel-art\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/shop.corproject.com\/collections\/books\/products\/god-is-beauty-a-retreat-on-the-gospel-art<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Upcoming retreat weekend, May 13-15 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revealedexperience.com\">https:\/\/www.revealedexperience.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Episode with ballet dancer Claire Kretzschmar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/commentary\/109-catholic-in-nyc-ballet-claire-kretzschmar\/?repos=6&amp;subrepos=0&amp;searchid=2195752\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/commentary\/109-catholic-in-nyc-ballet-claire-kretzschmar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dony MacManus <a href=\"https:\/\/donymacmanus.com\/\">https:\/\/donymacmanus.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. 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