“A Beauty Initiative within FOCUS” is exploring new means of evangelization through authentic beauty, and we want you to join us.
Through study and creative apprenticeship we aim to inspire and equip artists to take their unique place in the Church and inspire all to live a beautiful life, which is to be a saint.
Music Mentorship
To get started, take a look at our list of resources below:
Worship Team
Formation
Music ministers have a responsibility to be informed on the Church’s teaching and guidelines for the Sacred
Liturgy. Some formative texts can be found here:
- General Instruction for the Roman Missal (GIRM)
- Sacrosanctum Concilium, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Vatican II
- Musicam Sacram: Instruction on Music in the Liturgy, Vatican II
- Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship, USCCB
Music Resources
Liturgical/Chant Resources
Lumen Christi Series
- Lumen Christi Missal
- Lumen Christi Simple Gradual
- Lumen Christi Hymnal
- Lumen Christi Accompaniment Books
Song Resources
For further information about music mentorship, contact us:
[email protected]
Art, Writing & Acting Mentorship
We are currently exploring how to offer mentorship in these areas. If you are interested about hearing more, contact us: [email protected]
More Resources
Podcasts
Books and Writings
- Only the Lover Sings, Art and Contemplation by Josef Pieper
- Beauty: What It Is and Why It Matters by John-Mark Miravalle
- Leisure is the Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper
- Beauty: A Path to God, by Anthony J Ciorra
- The Vision of the Soul: Truth, Goodness, and Beauty in the Western Tradition, by James Matthew Wilson
- The Artist’s Way, by Julia Cameron
- Hind’s Feet on High Places, by Hannah Hurnard (illustrated)
- How Catholic Art Saved the Faith: The Triumph of Beauty and Truth in Counter-Reformation Art, by Elizabeth Lev
