Members Only: Tuesday Program - Johan van Parys

Art that Heals, Beauty that Saves

In his novel The Idiot, Fyodor Dostoevsky famously posits that "beauty will save the world". In this presentation, we will explore the premise that Beauty, which forms together with Truth and Goodness the three transcendentals, holds redemptive power and has the potential to act as a strong antidote to modern cynicism, apathy, and darkness. Rather than mere decoration, Beauty opens portals into the divine, heals the human spirit, and inspires a desire for a better world

Johan van Parys, Ph.D., a native of Belgium is Director of Liturgy and the Sacred Arts and Managing Director of Ministries at The Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis.

You can read his blog and watch his Art that Surrounds Us videos on www.Mary.org

This is a member only event. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Woman's Club, please reach out to frontdesk@womansclub.org for more information.