The ‘Christian Art’ website is the brainchild of a former director of Sotheby’s, London, now studying for the Catholic priesthood in the Diocese of Westminster.
Patrick van der Vorst’s offering is simple: “one newsletter a day where we simply send you the Gospel reading of the day, alongside a work of art that we believe is poignant, reflective and appropriate to that reading.”
Simple it may be, but the results can be astonishing as he draws on his encyclopedic knowledge of the visual arts.
The often surprising art choices – ancient and modern, paintings, sculptures, installations, furnishings – together with his imaginative commentary achieve at times the almost impossible: bringing the shock of newness to scripture passages long blunted by familiarity.
To learn more, and read a sample email, visit: www.newpilgrimpath.ie.