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The
Catholic Church has understood and taught from earliest times that the
primary purpose of art in all it’s various forms is to express beauty,
and in so doing touch the heart of man and open his heart to the
absolute greatest beauty, God. Sacred art has done this down the
centuries with subjects and themes which relate to God’s saving love
for man. The Church has also always known that Sacred art, at it’s
best, not only has moved hearts and minds through it’s beautiful
expressions, but has enlightened minds with great inspiration through
it’s ability to educate and shed greater light on Catholic doctrine.
In
thanksgiving for the God given talent, Tommy Canning’s fervent desire
and primary goal through his artworks and the “The Art of Divine
Mercy” apostolate, has been to give back to God using these talents,
images of Christ’s merciful love to inspire and reach souls in search
of Divine Mercy. For several years now, in various countries this work
has been displayed in conferences in a variety of media, touching many
audiences and inspiring anew through a dramatic and moving use of his
paintings, drawings and music in DVD presentations.
It was
in response to the words of Blessed Pope John Paul II's l999 letter to Artists,
that this apostolate and web site began. In
keeping with the aims of the New Evangelisation, it has continued to
reach out to individuals and audiences and has strived also to
hopefully make a small, modest contribution to the role of art in the
renewal of Christian culture in our times. These are the concerns and
desires of Pope Benedict XVI in his call to artists, that they
continue to promote a public discourse on the meaning of beauty,
striving to cultivate a greater understanding of Christianity’s
contribution to the shaping of our cultural heritage and civilization.
“Since John the Baptist came, up to this present time, the Kingdom of
Heaven has been subjected to violence and the violent are taking it by
storm”. Mat 11:12
In the
times of the world we live in today, one can easily become tempted to
despair and overwhelmed with discouragement through our pain and
misery. We are constantly reminded of the need for healing,
forgiveness and Divine Mercy. May the Art of Divine Mercy be one
window into the beauty of God’s loving heart with consoling images
that may once again stir up hope in souls with a glimpse of His
enduring mercy.
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Today the Lord
said to me, My daughter, My pleasure and delight, nothing will
stop Me from granting you graces. Your misery does not hinder My
mercy. My daughter, write that the greater the misery of a soul,
the greater its right to My mercy; [urge] all souls to trust in
the unfathomable abyss of My mercy, because I want to save them
all. On the cross, the fountain of My mercy was opened wide by the
lance for all souls-no one have I excluded! (Diary 1182) |
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Jesus, I trust in
You
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