Acquire beautiful art while supporting a worthy cause!

Reader Brian writes in:

"I would like to bring to your attention a worthwhile cause that I would love for you to spread the news about. Clear Creek Monastery is an awesome monastery. They currently have many vocations knocking on the door, but are unable to accept them due to lack of room. They plan to build a beautiful, large, monastery and church that will last a thousand years, however to do so they need money. Once they have the money to build this awesome monastery then they will be able to accept those vocations which are knocking on the door.

They are having an online auction in which there is only 4 days left to raise money for the monastery, please help make this auction successful by getting the word out.

I am not in any way affiliated with the monastery, I am just a devoted Catholic that foresees a lot of good for American Catholicism coming from this spiritual powerhouse. If you would like more information on Clear Creek Monastery check out their website.

Also please check out this blogpost by a visitor to Clear Creek."

Now here's the cool part. A local Catholic young woman has created this beautiful charcoal drawing pictured at left for the benefit auction. And she explains the whole creation process of the masterpiece on her blog right here (step-by-step photos, etc.)

You can still bid on her charcoal sketching for another 2 days at the auction page. (update: link fixed)

Here's a close-up detail of a section of the sketching.

So, to review: Great art. Worthy cause. Sounds like a good idea to me!