The Arts, Contemplation and Virtue–Basil Cole, O.P.

January 22, 2019

Father Basil Cole discusses what he has taught his student siblings in the Dominican House of Research in Washington, DC, in his course on art, contemplation and virtue.

link

Episode 11: Music and Morality—FR. Basil Cole, OP https://www.catholicculture.org/podcast/index.cfm?id=11

Father Basil’s paper, The moral and psychological influences of music: a theological assessment

https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=11968

Basil’s article on Father Catholic Culture https://www.catholicculture.org/search/resultslist.cfm?requesttype=docbrowseauth&resourceType=1&catlabel=author&catid=85

Readings mentioned:

Jack Maritine, Arts and Studies https://maritain.nd.edu/jmc/etext/art.htm

Josef Piper, Only my lover sings https://www.ignatius.com/only-the-lover-sings-p1873.aspx

Pope John Paul II, Letters to the artist

https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=988&repos=1&subrepos=0&searchid=1905529

Pope Benedict XVI gives an address to the artist
https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=9187&repos=1&subrepos=0&searchId=1905530

Pope St. Paul VI gives speech to artists
http://w2.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/en/speeches/1965/documents/hf_p-vi_spe_19651208_epilogo concilio-artisti.html

Francis J. Kobach, The philosophy of beauty

https://www.amazon.com/philosophy-beauty-frances-j-kovach/dp/0806113634