“the creatives among us, … are particularly vulnerable to the temptation to stray from the path.” The Hero’s Journey Have you ever thought of yourself as the hero of your own story? Many of our most popular stories, told through the medium of film, follow a similar pattern. A heroContinue Reading
We have largely lost the knowledge of the power of Beauty to transform the world. Few people will remember the name Friedrich “Fritz” Kreisler. But in the first half of the twentieth century he was one of the finest concert violinists and composers in the world. He earned a fortuneContinue 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
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
The Journey In part one I introduced the concept of the Hero’s Journey and how it relates to our spiritual journey. We are all the hero of our own story and by studying this pattern we may gain insight that will help us find our true selves, that is, the personContinue Reading
Have you ever thought of yourself as the hero of your own story? Many of our most popular stories, told through the medium of film, follow a similar pattern. A hero is called, he may or may not at first reject the call. Eventually he takes up the call, crossesContinue Reading
A vacationing American stockbroker, stood on the pier of a quaint coastal fishing village. He watched as a small boat with just one young fisherman pulled into the dock. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. Enjoying the warmth of the early afternoon sun, the American complimented theContinue Reading
When I was a younger man, and an art student, I spent a great deal of time at the many museums of the city, learning from the artists of the past. When our studies turned to landscapes I often found myself at a singular museum known for its collection ofContinue Reading