Beauty and the Spiritual Life - The Inner Life - November 18, 2024

The Inner Life

Father Nicholas Federspiel joins Patrick to discuss Beauty and the Spiritual Life

• (7:28) How do you respond to someone who says the Church spends too much money on buildings and beautiful things?
• (10:24) How can you acquire a taste for beauty?

(21:16) Break 1

• Sister Margaret - Had a wonderful experience with falling leaves. So beautiful. Wrote a poem about it. I couldn't help praising God for it.
• (28:05) Karen - I take care of my parent's house. Live in an area with 100 plus year old trees. Always in awe of landscaping and trees and mountains. I feel like I'm in heaven there.
• Lynn - I'm an artist. In exodus 35, it says he showed them wisdom and understanding....related to art and beauty from God.
• Tony - In fall, the trees turn color. They don't have to, but God thought of everything. I reflect that every time I see the leaves.
• Carol - Beauty through a song from the movie, The Mission. Had a Catholic theme. Song was in the film. Bishop had a beautiful comment about the song.

(37:45) Break 2

• What role does virtue play in beauty?
• (40:25) Linda - I have found the most beauty when I serve the poor and homeless. The blessings and the things they do for each other and myself shows me God is at work through all our sisters and brothers.
• What role do Angels and Demons have to do with beauty?

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1. Beauty and the Spiritual Life - The Inner Life - November 18, 2024 (00:00:00)

2. How do you respond to someone who says the Chu (00:07:28)

3. How can you acquire a taste for beauty? (00:10:24)

4. Break (00:21:16)

5. Karen (00:28:05)

6. Break 2 (00:37:45)

7. Linda (00:40:25)