There are many ways of evangelizing. One method is through the use of art. The Catholic Church, the great cultural benefactor of Society, has always encouraged beautiful art: be it visually, the spoken word, or music. Pope Benedict XVI has written about the value of beauty, of art , of music as a great gift of God.
Susan Fox, a dear friend of Witness is one such Catholic artist whom I would encourage you to read her poetry. Here is just the opening two stanzas of one of her latest poems. Please visit her blog to read it in its entirety and other poems as well.
Willard’s
Heart: Made for God
by
Susan Fox
He
worked in the adult book store –
the
one they call, “The Rat” –a
cigarette
in his mouth and
a new-grown mustache;
a
man and a little class.
He
came to us
like
the cat on
the Fourth of July -
-thrust
into the Center by loud noise,
shivering
and afraid. But
he chose to stay.
People
avoided Willard, but
he never abandoned anyone....
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