Lawrence Klimecki is a deacon in the Diocese of Sacramento. He is a public speaker, writer, and artist, reflecting on the intersection of art and faith and the spiritual "hero's journey" that is part of every person's life.
“let us bring the burdens of our lives to be transformed by the mysteries of your Body and Blood into the grace that redeems both us and the world.” A traditional “Western” icon, Christ in Majesty. After the Great Schism between the east and west. The Western Church continued toContinue Reading
“God did not establish a contract with His people, He established a covenant.” Contracts and covenants are part of our daily lives but they are very different things. Our society is governed in large part by contracts. These contracts may be formal or informal, written or oral, and usually involveContinue Reading
“One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying.” -St. Joan of Arc Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orleans. I wanted to depictContinue Reading
“And since the three persons of the Holy Trinity all share the same nature, where one is, the other two are also present.” Saint Brigid of Kildare, along with Saint Patrick and Saint Columba, is one of Ireland’s great patrons. As would be expected, there are many stories of wondersContinue Reading
“The task is daunting, to go out and preach the Word of God to a hostile world.” -St. Augustine Augustine “I was weeping in the most bitter contrition of my heart, when I heard the voice of children from a neighboring house chanting, ‘take up and read; take up andContinue Reading
“it is easy for us to get distracted by holy things and forget the mission that has been entrusted to us.” There is an old adage, its origins unclear, that cautions against losing sight of the forest for the sake of the trees. Are we so caught up in areContinue Reading
What does it mean to have the heart of a servant? It can be fascinating to dig into the history of a word. Nowadays we tend to equate the word “servant” with “slave,” and that is indeed a popular meaning. But the word is very old and has had manyContinue Reading
“As the banker walked away tears welled up in his eyes. He knew the Lord had spoken to him through the stone mason.” God speaks to us all the time. He speaks to personally in the day to day events of our lives. But he also speaks to us asContinue Reading
“The shepherds stand between the wolves and the sheep.” An Answered Prayer Not too long ago, a schoolteacher set off on a cross country road trip to visit the places she had only taught about. She travelled alone in a truck with a camper in tow. As she approached SacramentoContinue Reading
“God uses the ordinary circumstances of our lives to accomplish extraordinary things.” Did you see the dancing bear? There is a certain type of video that is popular on the internet. It is an awareness test or a perception test. In a typical video you will see two teams, oneContinue Reading