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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.

September 2021

In this lesson students will encounter and reflect on Michelangelo's beautiful sculpture of Mary cradling the lifeless body of her Son, which is known as the Pietà. They will then discuss how the Pietà affirms, celebrates, or illuminates our Catholic Faith
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May 2021

In this lesson, students will hear a beautiful motet (a musical composition written for multiple voices), reflect on their experience of it, and discuss how the motet affirms, celebrates, or illuminates our Holy Catholic Faith.
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