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…
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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…
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…
You Think Healthcare is Gonna Cost a Lot?
Peter Walker posted this chart over at his blog. I think it goes nicely with my thoughts from yesterday.
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…
The Spiritual Art of Ansgar Holmberg
Ansgar Holmberg, CSJ, studied with Ade Bethune, but her work took on a more colorful folk style as she progressed as an artist. Unlike Ade, she does not create for a liturgical purpose; rather, her art results from her own spiritual journey and life changes.
Desiring The One That is Before Us
I’m was re-reading some parts of The Fidelity of Betrayal by Peter Rollins last night. His beautiful, romantic description of a Kingdom that is among us yet unseen is truly moving. Following the image of the kingdom that was spoken of by Jesus, we encounter the idea that while it is still thought of as…