2501. Created “in the image of God,”293 man also expresses the truth of his relationship with God the Creator by the beauty of his artistic works. Indeed, art is a distinctively human form of expression; beyond the search for the necessities of life which is common to all living creatures, art is a freely given superabundance of the human being’s inner riches. Arising from talent given by the Creator and from man’s own effort, art is a form of practical wisdom, uniting knowledge and skill,294 to give form to the truth of reality in a language accessible to sight or hearing. To the extent that it is inspired by truth and love of beings, art bears a certain likeness to God’s activity in what he has created. Like any other human activity, art is not an absolute end in itself, but is ordered to and ennobled by the ultimate end of man.295
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473. How does one avoid scandal?
564. How are the saints guides for prayer?
270. Who is the minister of Confirmation?
472. Why must society protect every embryo?
471. What medical procedures are permitted when death is considered imminent?
593. What is the specifically Christian sense of this petition?
64. What kind of bond exists between created things?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What lessons can we learn from Haman’s fall in Esther 7:7-8?
Who are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and what is their significance?
What is the role of God’s people in promoting social justice, according to Amos 5:24?
