The Hero’s Journey of the Spirit, part VIII – Crossing the Threshold
“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
Blog Makes the Top 100
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
Saint George and the Dragon
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 Hero’s Journey of the Spirit, part VII – The Call
“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
The Artist As Prophet
Among those who write or blog on the topic of theology and the arts; the idea of artist as prophet comes up fairly regularly. This seems to point to a larger issue concerning vocation. Given his (or her) unique gifts, what is the role of the artist? One who speaksContinue Reading
The Life’s Work of the Artist is to Create Beauty
“Michelangelo worked with a sense of urgency as if he were afraid he would not have time to explore all that he saw of God’s beauty in the work he created.” The old that is strong does not whither, deep roots are not reached by the frost.” – J.R.R. TolkienContinue Reading
Fighting the Good Fight
“Fight the good fight, finish the course, keep the faith,” It has been said that your talent is God’s gift to you, what you do with it is your gift to God. Although it is a wonderful, insightful, comment on God-given gifts, it lacks urgency. In roughly 30 years ofContinue Reading
The Staff of Joseph
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
Congratulations, Bishop Myron Cotta
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