Through Fire

The Corona of Suffering: Creation of the Week #77

The Corona of Suffering: Creation of the Week #77

The facial features cried out in agony from the plain background of my Instagram. “She’s this dancer doing this beautiful thing, but there’s agony in it. Kind of how people are going through this hard time because of coronavirus and everything, but at the same time there can be beauty brought out of it.”

Katherine Lantigua: Creation of the Week #75

Katherine Lantigua: Creation of the Week #75

It’s difficult to picture Katherine without an instrument in her hands because she’s a music therapist.

“There's so much that's not being told,” Katherine said. “We should enter into their chaos [to help them], instead of brushing their issues aside.”

Talitha Koum: Creation of the Week #74

Talitha Koum: Creation of the Week #74

Many, if not most, of us in the Catholic Creatives community are facing hardships that we have never before encountered: being at stuck at home for weeks on end, loss of income, worrying about the possibility of contracting a novel coronavirus or unknowingly passing it to someone else—and most difficult, being unable to receive the sacraments regularly.

For Amy Heyse, a Catholic watercolor artist and art instructor in Ft. Collins, CO, this time has provided an opportunity to revisit a painting that was born out of a difficult time in her life.