When I was confirmed in the Church during graduate school, I would not have said, as many other converts do, that my conversion was initiated by the beauty of Catholic art and music.
To be sure, I became aware of the rich tradition of Catholic aesthetics in the process of my conversion, but it was not a central cause. Having said that, however, my Catholic faith has subsequently been sustained and enriched not merely by “Catholic” art, but by a greater appreciation of beauty more generally. Over these 30-odd years, I have come to understand that truth, goodness, and beauty are three different expressions of participation in the eternal mind of God.
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