Category Archives: Art

Beatitudes For The Weary Christian

Posted on 19 October 2019 by

One of my colleagues on Liturgy Commission shared Katie Cook’s “Beatitudes for the Weary Christian” from Seeds of Hope. I was thinking as I read the title of the handout, “I’m tired today. I really need this.” The one bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Commentary, Scripture | Leave a comment

Jesus At Home With Martha And Mary

Posted on 21 July 2019 by

Henry Ossawa Tanner is one of my favorite painters of religious scenes. His depiction of Jesus visiting his friends may be my #2 favorite painting of his.

Posted in Art, Scripture | Leave a comment

Wood or Stone, Clutter or Plain?

Posted on 30 May 2017 by

PrayTell has been monitoring developments at a Houston parish, in 2015 here and a few days ago here. The before picture on the 2015 link is illustrative. I noticed a few things in the redecoration: a shift from stone (maybe … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Liturgy | 1 Comment

Corporate Disrespect

Posted on 4 September 2016 by

Wells Fargo was about the third or fourth company that held my Kansas City mortgage. If I still lived there, I’d have to explore some way of selling the debt to someone else. Or raising such a ruckus they’d give … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Commentary, Science | 3 Comments

Ballad For A Spy Wednesday

Posted on 23 March 2016 by

Two cautions, upfront. I’m not really big on the fascination with Judas Iscariot, so two posts in a week is a bit much for me. Also, I’m not the biggest fan of English Victorian literature, but a colleague alerted me … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Jubilee of Mercy | 1 Comment

With St Thomas Aquinas

Posted on 20 January 2015 by

If any of our readers have taken a liking to the Angelic Doctor, consider praying a novena. My parish observes the feast on the nearest weekend to his feast day, 28 January. You can start the novena now and end on … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Saints, spirituality | Leave a comment

Sunburst

Posted on 20 November 2014 by

I have seen some, but few monstrances that did not have the sunburst design. One of the art projects my parish will be tackling sometime in the next year is commissioning an artist to craft a new monstrance. One of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Parish Life | 4 Comments