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.
“Man’s purpose is to know God and to love him and to serve Him. We do this by working towards the perfection of the world.” The Beauty of Creation On the sixth day of creation, “God saw everything that He had made, and behold it was very good.” Genesis 1:31Continue Reading
“The Journey of the Spirit, this Hero’s Quest that we are all on, is a journey to find our purpose, the person God meant for us to be, and the task we are meant to fulfill.” The Hero has successfully passed the guardians and crossed the threshold. He has shownContinue Reading
Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder? What is Beauty? Is it objective or subjective? Is beauty really in the eye of the beholder? It has been said that we fear what we do not understand. We grow to hate what we fear. And we destroy what we hate.Continue Reading
“Crossing the Threshold is all about this new world with new rules. In our spiritual journey, our quest to find our true self, this may mean that for the first time we truly enter the spiritual world.” Thresholds Thresholds are dangerous places, they present a barrier to prevent us fromContinue Reading
A nice bit of news this morning. “Deacon Lawrence: An Adventure in Art and Faith” is now featured as one of the “Top 100 Catholic Blogs.” This is the most comprehensive list of best Catholic blogs on the internet and I’m honoured to be a part of it! High-fives all around!Continue Reading
There are many stories surrounding the life of this warrior of God, stories of conversions, and signs and wonders, but the story you must hear is how Georgios overcame the dragon. In the vast desert of Libya there was a large oasis which sheltered the city of Silene. On oneContinue Reading
“The call to adventure is the call to discover who you really are.” The hero’s journey begins with a call. The hero is called to leave the world he knows and venture off into the unknown. The Call may be expressed in many ways but perhaps the situation that hits closestContinue Reading
This is the story of how Joseph, the Just and the Righteous, become the spouse of the Blessed Virgin. At the age of three years, Mary, daughter of Joachim, and daughter of Anne, was consecrated as a virgin and given to the temple in service to the Lord. This wasContinue Reading
I had the opportunity to present Bishop Myron Cotta with a new rendering of his coat of arms on the occasion of his appointment to the Diocese of Stockton. Fr. Guy Selvester critiques the design at his excellent blog here, and while I agree with his comments on the design,Continue Reading