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Opening Reception for "Beauty Saves"

  • Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT, 06107 United States (map)

Opening Reception for “Beauty Saves”

Friday, June 2, 2023
5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Br. Mickey McGrath

We are pleased to welcome Br. Mickey McGrath to the Monastery Gallery of Art as he displays his exhibit “Beauty Saves” from June 1-July 28, 2023.

Br. Mickey’s work is centered on the healing power of art and its unique ability to unite beauty and social justice. Visit the Gallery to see this faith-filled exhibit!

Meet Br. Mickey and see his work, at the Gallery Reception on Friday, June 2, 2023, from 5:00-6:30 p.m.

This program is sponsored by The Monastery Gallery of Art.

Free will offering, no registration required


Br. Mickey McGrath

Brother Mickey McGrath is an Oblate of St Francis de Sales who lives and works in Camden, NJ. He is the author and illustrator of twenty-one books and is a popular presenter and retreat director at conferences and retreat centers nationwide. Brother Mickey’s work is centered on the healing power of art and its unique ability to unite beauty and social justice, especially as it relates to racial equality. His most recent book is entitled Madonnas of Color.

In March of 2023, Brother Mickey was honored to be the 23rd recipient of the Marianist Award given by the University of Dayton to those who advance the intellectual life of the Catholic Church. Also in 2023, in his role as visiting artist, he led mural projects with community involvement at the University of Dayton and Viterbo University in LaCrosse, WI.


Earlier Event: May 28
Sunday Eucharist
Later Event: June 4
Sunday Eucharist