“Beauty is unbearable, drives us to despair, offering us for a minute the glimpse of an eterni

“Beauty is unbearable, drives us to despair, offering us for a minute the glimpse of an eternity that we should like to stretch out over the whole of time.”
~ Albert Camus
[The Ecstasy of St. Teresa, c.1640 - Gian Lorenzo Bernini] 

• Albert Camus (1913–1960) was a journalist, editor and editorialist, playwright and director, novelist and author of short stories, political essayist and activist—and, although he more than once denied it, a philosopher. He ignored or opposed systematic philosophy, had little faith in rationalism, asserted rather than argued many of his main ideas, presented others in metaphors, was preoccupied with immediate and personal experience, and brooded over such questions as the meaning of life in the face of death. More: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/camus/ 

• Gian Lorenzo Bernini dominated the Roman art world of the seventeenth century, flourishing under the patronage of its cardinals and popes while also challenging contemporary artistic traditions. His sculptural and architectural projects reveal an innovative interpretation of subjects, use of forms, and combination of media. Forging a path for future artists, he played an instrumental role in establishing the dramatic and eloquent vocabulary of the Baroque style. More: https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/bern/hd_bern.htm 

• The gift of God to Teresa in and through which she became holy and left her mark on the Church and the world is threefold: She was a woman; she was a contemplative; she was an active reformer. More: https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-teresa-of-avila