Sacred art is true and beautiful when its form corresponds to its particular vocation: evoking and glorifying, in faith and adoration, the transcendent mystery of God—the surpassing invisible beauty of truth and love visible in Christ, who “reflects the glory of God and bears the very stamp of his nature,” in whom “the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily.” This spiritual beauty of God is reflected in the most holy Virgin Mother of God, the angels, and saints. Genuine sacred art draws man to adoration, to prayer, and to the love of God, Creator and Savior, the Holy One and Sanctifier.
What is Sacred Art?
What is Sacred Art?
Sacred art is true and beautiful when its form corresponds to its particular vocation: evoking and glorifying, in faith and adoration, the transcendent mystery of God—the surpassing invisible beauty of truth and love visible in Christ, who “reflects the glory of God and bears the very stamp of his nature,” in whom “the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily.” This spiritual beauty of God is reflected in the most holy Virgin Mother of God, the angels, and saints. Genuine sacred art draws man to adoration, to prayer, and to the love of God, Creator and Savior, the Holy One and Sanctifier.
“None can sense more deeply than you, artist, ingenious creators of beauty, something of the pathos with which God, at the dawn of creation, looked upon the work of His hands.”
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2025 Event:
Sacred Art Live! Louisiana at St. Thomas More™
Monday, March 24, 2025
Lagniappe
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5:00pm Holy Mass: Vigil Feast of the Annunciation at St. Thomas More Catholic High School Chapel
Celebrant, Father John Joseph Bourque, Community of Jesus Crucified
5:30pm - 8:30pm: Eucharistic Adoration & Confession
Meet the 2025 Team
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Larry W. Massey, Jr.
Founder, Sacred Art Live! (SAL); President, Scanlan Foundation
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Jennifer P. Angelle
SAL Louisiana Founder & Coordinator; President, Angel Publishing & Owner, Hugs from Heaven
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♱ Father Donald H. Calloway, MIC STL
SAL Louisiana Spiritual Advisor; Vicar Provincial & Vocation Director, Marian Fathers
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Anne Pitre
SAL Louisiana Event Co-Chair; Director of Advancement, St. Thomas More Catholic High School
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Dr. Claire Masterson
SAL Louisiana Event Co-Chair; Assistant Principal, St. Thomas More Catholic High School
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Monica Zuschlag
SAL Louisiana Ambassador & VIP Artist Host Committee Chair; Board Chair, Catholic Legacy Foundation
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Alicia A. Mouton
SAL Louisiana Event Marketing; Managing Owner, Cathedral Gift Shop Boutique Saint Jean
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Joseph Pearce
SALL Meditations; International Author, Publisher, Editor & Instructor, Joseph Pearce
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♱ Father Clinton Sensat
SALL Meditations; Author & Pastor, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Erath, Diocese of Lafayette, LA
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♱ Father John Joseph Bourque
SALL Mass Celebrant & Confessor; Clergy, Community of Jesus Crucified, St. Martinville, Diocese of Lafayette, LA
Custodians of the Beatitudes
"Art is not a luxury, but a necessity of the spirit. It is not an escape, but a responsibility, an invitation to action, a call, a cry,"
"To instruct in beauty is to instruct in hope, and hope is never separated from the drama of existence - it crosses the daily struggle, the fatigue of living, the challenges of our time."
"a universal language that spreads beauty and unites peoples, contributing to bringing harmony into the world and silencing every cry of war."
Pope Francis wrote that artists have a mission to "give voice to the voiceless" and "transform pain into hope."
“Pope Calls Artists to be 'Custodians of the Beatitudes' during Jubilee”
Justin McLellan; USCCB Feb 2025
Pope Francis Jubilee Mass St. Peter's Basilica Feb. 16, 2025
Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, celebrates Mass in St. Peter's Basilica for the Jubilee of Artists and the World of Culture at the Vatican Feb. 16, 2025. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza)