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Letter to Artists
by John Paul the Great Catholic University
Are you a Catholic artist? Do you desire to share your talents to impact culture for Christ through Truth, Beauty, and Goodness? Us too!!! Tune in as Catholic artists, just like you, share their stories about pursuing their craft, refining their relationship with God and navigating the artistic call to Beauty. Hosted by John Paul the Great Catholic University in Southern California, join our community of creative Catholics as we reflect on the inspirational address from our patron, St. Pope John Paul II, as he reminds us of our duty as artists with papal encouragement in “Letter to Artists."
Episodes
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S.2, Episode 13 – Letter to Writers w/ Angela Whalen & James Crowell
Powerful insights from a power couple. Angela & James, both new, yet intelligent writers, are amid their own modern age love story - prayers for the engaged couple! Engage with them as they share their process of writing and reflections of learning “obedience” to the "divine" inspiration which…
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S.2, Eps. 12 - Letter to Audio Dramatists w/ Grettelyn Darkey
The host of The Society of G.K. Chesterton’s podcast, Uncommon Sense, Grettelyn Darkey joins us to share about her time working in audio dramas for We Are One Body Radio Station. With over 10 years of experience working in the field of all things audio, this episode is one for the books! “The…
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S.2, Eps. 11 - Letter to Chefs w/ Jo-Jo Doyle
With over 20 years of culinary experience, chef Jo-Jo Doyle began his journey cooking for the MTV Music Video Awards. Since his impressive start, Jo-Jo has gone on to grace prestigious kitchens as the Executive Chef in places such as Churchill Downs, home of the world-renown Kentucky Derby, to…
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S.2, Eps. 10 - Letter to Graphic Designers w/ Delaney Rayner
Graphic Design – where beauty meets function. In this episode, JPCatholic student Delaney Rayner shares about her journeys, from Franciscan University of Steubenville to JPCatholic, from journalism to graphic design to photography. Tune in to hear reflections on how fashion, femininity and even...
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S.2, Eps. 9 - Letter to Film Producers w/ Amanda Melefsky Brier
“It is history blended with spirituality!” exclaims Amanda Brier while talking about the lives of the saints. This episode is certainly one blended with history & spirituality! Along with work on many other projects such as Bella, The Human Experience, and Discovery's Treasure Quest, Brier is...
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S.2, Eps. 8 - Letter to Music Therapists w/ Noelle Guldner
Growing in patience, adaptability, and trust in the Lord, Noelle Guldner has found this career in music therapy to be the perfect way to integrate her interest in psychology, love of music and call to serve others. In this episode, Noelle reflects on impactful experiences that she has shared by...
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S.2, Eps. 7 - Letter to Writers w/ Br. Elijah McLellan, LC
Recordings from Rome! In this episode, we are joined by, Br. Elijah McLellan, LC, our first guest from overseas. While studying with the Legionaries of Christ in Italy, Br. Elijah discovered a new artistic talent... writing! Intrigued by the lack of worthwhile content in modern books and inspired...
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S.2, Eps. 6 - Letter to Improv Artists w/ Donovan Bakin
“It can’t be wrong, you made it up!” “Satire is the search for truth.” “Improv & Shakespeare are not that different...” “You just took so much pressure off the perfectionist.” In this episode, Donovan Bakin, student at JPCatholic, reflects on the power of improv whether that’s through stage…
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S.2, Eps.5 - Letter to Photographers w/ Kaylee Toole
St. Peter, sacrament photos, and... STALKERS!? Sounds strange...Join us on this week’s episode for an incredible episode with the energetic & insightful Kaylee Toole! You’ll hear all about her inspiration for photography, passion for the “textures” of the Catholic faith, and how this gift has...
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S.2, Eps. 4 - Letter to Musicians w/ Andrew Bilgri
Are you discerning the priesthood? Are you interested in serving in the military? Do you enjoy music? If you answered yes to any of these questions...this is an episode FOR YOU! Tune in to hear from Andrew Bilgri, seminarian of the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois. He is a former member of the army...
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S.2, E.3 - Letter to Animators w/ Bridget Baker & Mark Pagaduan
Have you ever wondered what's it like to build the world from a computer? Can a gray box be beautiful? What's the difference between those beloved animated films such as Shrek or Monster's Inc. vs. Cinderella or The Road to El Dorado? Tune in as two JPCatholic animation students, Bridget Baker &...
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S.2, E.2 - Letter to Metal Workers w/ Noelle Daugherty
Noelle Daugherty graduated from Illinois State University in 2021 with a double major in Metal Working and Painting. In this episode, we chat about the design process of her metal work, the challenges about working with the materials given to still create something beautiful, and in that creation...
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S.2, E.1 - Letter to Actors w/ Lee Eskey
Season 2 of Letter to Artists launches with "Letter to Actors" with actor, director, and professor of acting, Lee Eskey. After spending some time in the "biz", Professor Eskey studied with the Theology of the Body Institute and incorporates TOB into his approach to acting and coaching. Tune in to...
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Eps. 20 - SEASON FINALE - Letter to Writers: Tara Stone
"In order to communicate the message entrusted to her by Christ, the Church needs art. Art must make perceptible, and as far as possible attractive, the world of the spirit, of the invisible, of God. It must therefore translate into meaningful terms that which is in itself ineffable." (St. Pope...
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Eps. 19 - Letter to Film Artists
"Even beyond its typically religious expressions, true art has a close affinity with the world of faith, so that, even in situations where culture and the Church are far apart, art remains a kind of bridge to religious experience. In so far as it seeks the beautiful, fruit of an imagination which...
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Eps. 18 - Letter to Gaffers
"These forms portray not only the genius of an artist but the soul of a people. In the play of light and shadow, in forms at times massive, at times delicate, structural considerations certainly come into play, but so too do the tensions peculiar to the experience of God, the mystery both…
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Eps. 17 - Letter to Songwriters
"In shaping a masterpiece, the artist not only summons his work into being, but also in some way reveals his own personality by means of it. For him art offers both a new dimension and an exceptional mode of expression for his spiritual growth. Through his works, the artist speaks to others and...
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Eps. 16 - Letter to Editors
"Art has a unique capacity to take one or other facet of the message and translate it into colours, shapes and sounds which nourish the intuition of those who look or listen. It does so without emptying the message itself of its transcendent value and its aura of mystery." (St. John Paul II…
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Eps. 15 - Letter to Painters
"God therefore called man into existence, committing to him the craftsman's task. Through his "artistic creativity" man appears more than ever 'in the image of God,' and he accomplishes this task above all in shaping the wondrous 'material' of his own humanity and then exercising creative…
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Eps. 14 - Letter to Graphic Designers
"Every genuine artistic intuition goes beyond what the senses perceive and, reaching beneath reality's surface, strives to interpret its hidden mystery. The intuition itself springs from the depths of the human soul, where the desire to give meaning to one's own life is joined by the fleeting...
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Eps. 13 - Letter to Dancers
"Saint Francis of Assisi twice repeats in the chartula which he composed after receiving the stigmata of Christ on the mountain of La Verna: “You are beauty... You are beauty!”.(8) Saint Bonaventure comments: “In things of beauty, he contemplated the One who is supremely beautiful, and, led by…
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Eps. 12 - Letter to Writers
"The Holy Spirit, “the Breath” (ruah), is the One referred to already in the Book of Genesis: “The earth was without form and void, and darkness was on the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters” (1:2). What affinity between the words “breath - breathing”…
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Eps. 11 - Letter to Social Media Evangelizers
Eps. 11 – Letter to Social Media Evangelizers “The particular vocation of individual artists decides the arena in which they serve and points as well to the tasks they must assume, the hard work they must endure and the responsibility they must accept. Artists who are conscious of all this know…
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Eps. 10 - Letter to Cinematographers
“Every genuine art form in its own way is a path to the inmost reality of man and of the world. It is therefore a wholly valid approach to the realm of faith, which gives human experience its ultimate meaning. That is why the Gospel fullness of truth was bound from the beginning to stir the...
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Episode 9: Letter to Leaders
“Not all are called to be artists in the specific sense of the term. Yet, as Genesis has it, all men and women are entrusted with the task of crafting their own life: in a certain sense, they are to make of it a work of art, a masterpiece. It is one thing for human beings to be the authors of…
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Eps. 8 Letter to Illustrators
"None can sense more deeply than you artists, ingenious creators of beauty that you are, something of the pathos with which God at the dawn of creation looked upon the work of his hands. A glimmer of that feeling has shone so often in your eyes when—like the artists of every age—captivated by the...
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Eps. 7 - Letter to Producers
“In producing a work, artists express themselves to the point where their work becomes a unique disclosure of their own being, of what they are and of how they are what they are. And there are endless examples of this in human history. In shaping a masterpiece, the artist not only summons his…
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Eps. 6 - Letter to Poets
“Obedient to their inspiration in creating works both worthwhile and beautiful, they [artists] not only enrich the cultural heritage of each nation and of all humanity, but they also render an exceptional social service in favour of the common good.” (St. Pope John Paul II, Letter to Artists,...
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Eps. 5 Letter to Filmmakers
"The divine Artist passes on to the human artist a spark of his own surpassing wisdom, calling him to share in his creative power." (St. John Paul II, "Letter to Artists" 1999. Do you desire a life on set? Is God calling you to share His message through the film industry? Join filmmakers Katie...
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Eps. 4 Letter to Musicians
“The Church also needs musicians. How many sacred works have been composed through the centuries by people deeply imbued with the sense of the mystery! The faith of countless believers has been nourished by melodies flowing from the hearts of other believers, either introduced into the liturgy or...
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Eps. 3 Letter to Screenwriters
“Works of art speak of their authors; they enable us to know their inner life, and they reveal the original contribution which artists offer to the history of culture.” (St. John Paul II, "Letter to Artists" 1999). Join screenwriter Bella Lake as she discusses her journey to writing her first...
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Eps. 2 Letter to Film Directors
In JPII's Letter to Artist's he states, "the divine Artist passes on to the human artist a spark of his own surpassing wisdom, calling him to share in his creative power." This week, we are hearing from two JPCatholic student filmmakers, Alan Hewitt and Faustina Ortiz, who are choosing to follow...
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Eps. 1 Letter to Actors
"Human beings, in a certain sense, are unknown to themselves. Jesus Christ not only reveals God, but “fully reveals man to man”.(23) In Christ, God has reconciled the world to himself. The creation awaits the revelation of the children of God also through art and in art. This is your task.…
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Introduction to Letter to Artist
Host Bailey Garland introduces Letter to Artists. Produced by John Paul the Great Catholic University and in collaboration with JP2 Catholic Radio, Letter to Artists will air weekly on jp2radio.com Saturdays, 9-10 PST - just click "Listen Now." Catch the replay and re-listen to your favorite...
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Are you a Catholic artist? Do you desire to share your talents to impact culture for Christ through Truth, Beauty, and Goodness? Us too!!! Tune in as Catholic artists, just like you, share their stories about pursuing their craft, refining their relationship with God and navigating the artistic call to Beauty. Hosted by John Paul the Great Catholic University in Southern California, join our community of creative Catholics as we reflect on the inspirational address from our patron, St. Pope John Paul II, as he reminds us of our duty as artists with papal encouragement in “Letter to Artists."
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