“Creativity and originality certainly have their place in the art world,…but it is only a part” The division between sacred art and and secular art is centuries old. It began largely as a matter of patronage. The popular idea of the artist creating works of art based on his ownContinue Reading
“Our work is to continually restore a world that has been broken by our fallen nature” The Pieta Why did Jesus insist on being baptism? John preached a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. But Jesus was without sin so why was He so persistent about being baptizedContinue Reading
“In Baptism we are born again, the sanctifying grace that God intended for us to have is restored to us.” Death and Rebirth In 1995 neurologist Oliver Sacks published a book titled “An Anthropologist on Mars.” In the book he discusses a man named Virgil. Virgil was born blind butContinue Reading
through baptism Jesus sets in motion God’s saving plan to renew all things according to the Divine Will Why did Jesus insist on being baptism? John preached a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. But Jesus was without sin so why was He so persistent about being baptizedContinue Reading
Are you aware of the great gift God has given us in Baptism? Jonah was a prophet, that is to say, he spoke for God. God called Jonah to go to the city of Ninevah and warn the people there that if they did not change their wicked ways, theirContinue Reading
All seven of our sacraments must have a valid form, valid matter, and proper intent. For baptism the valid matter is water. Water is the symbol of freely given grace that brings us healing salvation. The baptism administered by John is not the baptism of our sacrament. John preached aContinue Reading
The Kingdom of God may be likened to a statue of pagan antiquity. Carved by an unknown Roman artisan at the behest of a wealthy patron, when the empire was at the height of its power. The statue depicts an athlete, idealized in form and feature. It is greatly prized byContinue Reading