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The Call of Beauty

Exploring the Treasures of Catholic Culture

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Use these 20-30 minute activities to help students of all age groups encounter the beauty, truth, and goodness of God in magnificent works of Catholic art, architecture, music, or sculpture.

This Month's Lessons

May 2022

In this lesson, students will hear a beautiful musical setting of the Regina Caeli, written by the Spanish composer, Tomás Luis de Victoria (ca. 1548–1611). They will then reflect upon and discuss their experience of it.
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March 2022

In this lesson, students will meditate on five depictions of the Annunciation in art, and listen to a beautiful hymn to the Virgin Mary. They will then discuss how the paintings and music affirm, celebrate, or illuminate our Holy Catholic Faith.
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February 2022

In this lesson, students will hear and reflect upon a beautiful musical setting of a passage from the Prophet Isaiah, written by the Catholic composer, William Byrd (ca. 1540–1623).
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January 2022

In this lesson, students will encounter the magnificent Basilica of St. Peter in Rome, and learn about some of the artistic and architectural marvels it contains.
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December 2021

In this lesson, students will hear a beautiful musical setting of the Salve Regina. They will then reflect on their experience of it, and discuss how the musical setting of this prayer helps to affirm, celebrate, or illuminate our Holy Catholic Faith.
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