The Art (and Music) of Dying Well

Episode 49 March 31, 2026 00:48:50
The Art (and Music) of Dying Well
Catholic News
The Art (and Music) of Dying Well

Mar 31 2026 | 00:48:50

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Show Notes

It’s Holy Week for the world’s 2.4 billion Christians. As such, it’s a great time for us to meditate on how sacred music and sacred art accompany us on the road to Calvary to the foot of Christ’s Cross and beyond. The life, Passion, death and Resurrection of Jesus have provided rich and provoking subject matter for composers and artists for many hundreds of years, so for this joint Catholic News/Art of Dying Well podcast we’re joined by priest and art afficionado Father Patrick van der Vorst. Where do we start with the ebullient Fr Patrick? Three years a priest, […]

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