“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
Spiritual Blindness “Master, I want to see.” In 1995 Dr. Oliver Sacks released his book, “An Anthropologist on Mars.” In this book he recounts the stories of seven people suffering from various neurological conditions. One of the cases concerned a man named Virgil. Virgil had been blind since early childhood.Continue 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
When we talk about art that is appropriate to the liturgy, that is the visual arts of murals, frescos, icons, etc., we refer to the art that serves the liturgy. It may be the paintings and stained glass that help us direct our hearts and minds to the contemplation ofContinue 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
“Man is a creative being, as “sub-creator,” he shares in the creative power of God.” Man as Sub-Creator J.R.R. Tolkien wrote, “Man, Sub-creator, the refracted light through whom is splintered from a single White to many hues, and endlessly combined in living shapes that move from mind to mind. ThoughContinue Reading
“We are made in the image and likeness of the Creator of all things and as such, we share in His creative power. Man is, in effect, as J.R.R. Tolkien put it, a sub-creator.” The Parable of the Painter There was once an artist, a painter of consummate skill whoContinue Reading
God made us stewards of the world. But, as Saint Paul tells us, all of creation was affected by man’s fall and has a part in man’s redemption. God reveals Himself to us in His created world. We can learn much about Him by contemplating His creation. The natural world,Continue Reading