“The Art of the Beautiful” Lecture Series

For our readers in or near New York City, The Catholic Artists Society and the Thomistic Institute present a series of lectures on a Catholic understanding of the Arts.  Eminent artists, theologians, and philosophers will be exploring the nature of art and its role in society. Hosted in Greenwich Village at the Catholic Center at New York University, every lecture will be followed by a reception and sung Compline.

Gregory Wolfe , editor of Image Journal , is giving the first lecture, “Art: For Whose Sake?” this Saturday, September 14, at 7:30pm. Wolfe is a prolific writer and editor whose work focuses on “the place where the religious sense generates culture.”

Don’t miss this unique opportunity!

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