Art and the Faith

For much of the Church's history most ordinary people were illiterate. The primary way the stories of the faith were communicated to people was through the celebration of the Sacraments, religious festivals, plays, and the arts. Art depicts spiritual experiences in way that people of all ages can access. Christ was incarnate and became of part of the physical world. The Church has long supported the arts and has utilized art in her worship and in her worship places. The team guided a tour of the Detroit Institute of the Arts to give a deeper appreciation of Catholic culture and aide in the transmission of the Faith. Many of the works displayed were once used in the Mass or were part of worship places. We can still encounter the beauty of the truth represented in them.