There is much more to Saint Lawrence than a witty mind and a sense of humor. He is a model for all the servants of the servants of the servants of God. Saint Lawrence is well known for having called out to his executioners, as he was being roasted alive,Continue Reading
Storyteller is perhaps one of the most obvious roles of the artist. But when it comes to painters it is also one of the most maligned. As a people we seem to take endless delight into putting people into ever more specific categories. It is not enough to be anContinue Reading
“Art is not a plaything, but an influence upon our lives, real and distinct.” – Wyke Bayliss We suffer from a surfeit of art. We are surrounded by it in all forms of expression every moment of our lives. It is so ubiquitous that it has become virtually invisible andContinue Reading
What is the theme of your life? What is your world view? I was recently in an online conversation regarding Archbishop Goh’s recent statement about the upcoming concert by Madonna on her world tour stop in Singapore. It soon became apparent that the person I was trading emails with had aContinue Reading
“And there was a great battle in Heaven,. Michael and his angels were battling with the dragon, …and he was thrown out, that great dragon, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who seduces the whole world.” Revelation 12:7,9 The Book of Revelation, the Apocalypse, assures usContinue Reading
Art is a Medium of Revelation. God is the source of all that is beautiful. Art is the language of Beauty. Art, architecture and music, therefore, are absolutely ways for God to speak to the world. According to Pope Saint John Paul II, the person who has a unique vocationContinue Reading
“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
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
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