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Beauty Will Draw Them Back: Iowa's New Sacred Arts Movement - Emily Blake - 10/09/2026
Emily Blake, executive director of St. Damascus Gild, joins Bo Bonner and Deacon Mark Campbell to introduce a new sacred arts nonprofit serving eastern Iowa and the greater Midwest. Named for St. John of Damascus, defender of holy images, the Gild exists to renew culture through goodness, truth, and beauty — and especially through beauty, the "transcendental" Emily believes our culture hasn't yet tried.
This Saturday, October 10, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Iowa City (4330 St. Patrick Dr.), the Gild hosts a Musician's Retreat Day led by national composer Ryan Everson, a seminarian for…
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