Father Joseph Koterski, SJ was the final speaker in this year’s Art of the Beautiful series, co-sponsored by the CAS and the Thomistic Institute in Washington, DC. Father gave an account of the Aristotelian and Thomistic understanding of the virtues, and called upon the life and work of Bernini and Shakespeare to illustrate his thoughts on the subject.Here are the notes Father Koterski refers to in his lecture…

Virtue and Artistic Imagination, p. 1

Thomistic Account of Virtues p. 2

Special thanks to…

Father Allen White, OP – Director of the Catholic Center at NYU; Father Austin Litke, OP – Assistant Director of the Catholic Center at NYU; Father Thomas Joseph White, OP – Director of the Thomistic Institute, Washington, DC; Brother Gabriel Torreta, OP (Dominican House of Studies, Washington DC) ; Mr. James Wetzel for leading Compline throughout the series; Mr. Michael Hannon; Mrs. Maria Grizzetti and all our board and advisory board members, members and volunteers who helped to make the series such a tremendous success!

The audio of Father Koterski’s lecture can be heard below…

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