Other projects kept me from getting back to this as soon as I had hoped but I was finally able to put some time in to get it finished. This is the cross that was started at the live painting event at Easter’s Books and Gifts. It portrays the crucifixContinue Reading
What constitutes true worship? This is the theme we meditate on as we come to the middle of the Lenten season. God reveals Himself in the giving of the 10 commandments. He introduces Himself as the sole God and any form of idol worship is therefore worthy of punishment. AllContinue Reading
Recently completed private commission. A samurai kneels before the Blessed Virgin Mary and the child Jesus. Executed in a style reminiscent of Japanese woodblock prints.Continue Reading
For the Jews the sacrifice of Abraham is the climax of their covenant relationship with God. It is seen as a double sacrifice. First there is the sacrifice of the father, Abraham, willing to give up his own son. Then there is the sacrifice of the son who willingly givesContinue Reading
The shortest verse in the bible is “Jesus wept.” Jesus wept over the loss of His friend Lazarus and how that loss affected Lazarus’ sisters, Martha and Mary. Jesus wept over Jerusalem because the people would not accept the love He offered them. When Jesus weeps it is perhaps thenContinue Reading
Our Lord teaches us by His actions as well as by His words. In healing the leper He teaches us a great lesson. Not in the healing, we have come to expect that of Him, but in this; “He stretched out His hand, touched him…” Jesus could have healed theContinue Reading
We live in a society that idolizes wealth, power, and fame. The cult of the celebrity has developed to the point that people have become famous for being famous. Some have amassed huge fortunes based on little more than their own notoriety. It is part of our human nature toContinue Reading
With what authority does the Church teach? Or to put it in words we hear so frequently these days, “what right does the church have to tell me how to live my life?” In this week’s Gospel Jesus preaches in the Capernaum synagogue “as one having authority.” He did notContinue Reading
“Behold, the Lamb of God.” With those words a torch is passed. John the Baptist sends his disciples to the one who is greater than he. John does not even consider himself worthy to be the slave of Jesus. So he sends Andrew and another disciple to Jesus and JesusContinue 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