These theologians and artists found beauty in suffering.

by Jody Hassett Sanchez
May 1, 2020, Christianity Today

This pandemic requires first responders, scientists, grocery store clerks, delivery people, and, yes, artists who recognize their responsibility, as Pope Francis put it, to be “custodians of beauty, heralds and witnesses of hope for humanity.”

Scientists may try, but beauty can’t be measured by the same data that defines our disposition right now.

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Jody Hassett Sanchez is a journalist and documentary filmmaker and a parishioner at Restoration Anglian in Arlington, VA. Her film More Art Upstairs, which explores questions about art and beauty, is available on iTunes and Amazon Prime.