To feel deeply that truth, goodness, and beauty belong together, that, in fact, in their fullest realization, they are together, is another way of saying that one believes in God. To experience what little we can do as persons as still important is a form of belief in God. To sense that we are known…
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Why I Need It.
Detail from Stephen B Whatley’s painting ‘The Glory of Christ’, created on Easter Day 2008. Oil on canvas 30 x 24in Here is a little essay I wrote and shared at Valley Mosaic last night. It’s about why I need Resurrection, Inspired by this little project over at patheos. Resurrection is not just something that…
The nightmare of His sepulcher
Max Beckmann, “Descent from the Cross” oil on canvas, 1917 What hard travail God does in death! He strives in sleep, in our despair, And all flesh shudders underneath The nightmare of His sepulcher. The earth shakes, grinding its deep stone; All night the cold wind heaves and pries; Creation strains sinew and bone Against…
The Combinations Rule
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Holy Week and The Sacred Heart
The Sacred Heart of Jesus ~ 2010 by Stephen B Whatley I have seen tons of paintings of Jesus and the Saints where the flaming Sacred Heart is depicted but I never really thought about what exactly it was supposed to represent. I just got done reading Father Rohr’s latest email meditation (the Tuesday of…
The Art of Andrea Büttner
I came across this work by Adnrea Büettner via Aesthetica Magazine. I was immediately engrossed by it. The graphic woodcut style, not to mention religious subject matter, echoes classic Catholic Iconography. Adrea recently won the Max Mara Art Prize for Women. “The Prize celebrates the diversity that female artists bring to contemporary art, with regards…
Confession: I’m Dogmatic about Non-Violence
What would you do if someone broke into your house and started beating your grandmother, torturing your sister, raping your wife and kidnapped your kids? That’s the kind of ridiculous, hypothetical question pacifists are asked. I like Shane Claiborne’s idea of responding with an equally ridiculous answer like: “well I guess I would put my…
A Few Small Thoughts on Health Reform
Let me start by humbly admitting that I don’t know everything. Big surprise huh? It’s true. The healthcare debate that is in full swing right now deals with highly complex issues, and I won’t pretend to know all the details. These are just a few of my humble observations which are completely open for revision….
Lewis Carroll, Orthodox/Quaker Thought, The Audobon Society, and the Willingness to Squint
An extraordinary presentation by Callid Keefe-Perry at Theology After Google. The part that really stuck with me was when he quoted Rufus Jones’ Introduction to George Fox’s journal. “…real spiritual life begins when the individual becomes aware of [God].” This really makes me think of the example Peter Rollins uses when speaking about the God…
Hold Your Horses and Art History
Another great music video that has been making the rounds. This one by Franco-American band Hold Your Horses in which the members re-create famous paintings. Art history buffs, see if you can spot the Klimt painting! 70 Million by Hold Your Horses ! from L’Ogre on Vimeo.