Converting Beauty into Prayer - First Things

Converting Beauty into Prayer - First Things

A few weeks ago, I went to an Easter concert put on by a new nonprofit called Higher Word at St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral in Little Italy. There had been advertisements everywhere: group chats, conversations, office emails. Catholic New York was simply buzzing with anticipation.  My friend and I showed up a bit early and sat near the front. The nave was packed and humming with people. The crowd was very young, chiefly those in their twenties and …