A Reflection on the Mystery of Art as a Capacity of the Human Soul Msgr. Charles Pope • September 1, 2016 • I can neither draw nor paint and have always marveled at how some can take an empty canvas and bring it to life with form, color, depth, and shadow. Little by little, from the painter’s brush and soul, a picture emerges. So, too, with sculpting: with each blow of the sculptor’s tools, a block of marble becomes the form of a human being.Some years ago, there was a show on PBS called “The Joy of Painting,” featuring...