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The Church needs to show the world where to look for a beauty it would not find on its own, a beauty that is hidden in darkness. And it needs to trust that people will “get it,” will appreciate the richness of what they are being shown....
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Beauty is an essential dimension of those who, like the Christian and even more the priest, are called to bear witness to the invisible; they can do so only because they are conquered by the mystery that fascinates....
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Beauty, it is said, is in the eye of the beholder. One person will see beauty in what another person considers ugly....
The Church needs to show the world where to look for a beauty it would not find on its own, a beauty that is hidden in darkness. And it needs to trust that people will “get it,” will appreciate the richness of what they are being shown....
Beauty is an essential dimension of those who, like the Christian and even more the priest, are called to bear witness to the invisible; they can do so only because they are conquered by the mystery that fascinates....
Beauty, it is said, is in the eye of the beholder. One person will see beauty in what another person considers ugly....