Life Begins

Life begins In God . In the power Of creativity . In the endless Love of infinity . In the growth Of our complexity . All life Begins in God. .

The Power of Holy Love

. He wished To share . The power Of holy love . With all Of creation . That was his true Uniquely . Personal Vocation. . "St. Francis in Ecstasy" - Bellini

An Eternity of Judgment and Grace

This painting is also from The Ghent Altarpiece (see previous post on Adam). . Quizzical she seems Rueful . As if the catastrophe Was never intended . And how was she To know . That a moment’s choice Could bring . An eternity of judgment And grace? . You can see the paintings of both …

Inspiring Paintings: Much Very Ordinary in the Spiritual Way

There is much That is very ordinary In the spiritual way . Faithfulness Perseverance Kindess . Self-control Patience And love . May guard Your soul Each day. . "Christ in the House of His Parents" by John Millais is an ordinary scene but one packed with symbolism of a wound, of a bowl of water, …

Inspiring Art – Van Eyck’s Adam

A man Naked . Of all But soul . And image Of God . Which was enough To be . For that father All. . from The Ghent Altarpiece

Where would the word be found?

In the beginning The creation of life . But where Would the word be found? . Here In this mind of man . Now rising From the ground. .

Inspiring Art: “Adam”

Michaelangelo’s Adam is one of the best-known image of humanity’s divine aspect.  We see God bringing man to life, with a heavenly touch, departing from the Biblical description in a flash of artistic inspiration.  This is man in all his divine potential: potentially strong, potentially beautiful, potentially immortal... Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Vitruvian Man” explores another …

Inspiring Art: Stand and Fight!

In a world Of lovely light . An emptiness A darkness . Threatening to absorb All life . Unless you stand And fight. . Inspired by Duccio's painting of The Temptation on the Mountain, as explored by Sister Wendy Beckett in 'The Art of Faith' .

Inspiring Paintings – The Journeying Soul

We sail The sea of confusion . Buffeted From within . Always striving For that self-control . Which would rudder And balance . The journeying Soul. . 'Sailing Ship', Friedrich

Inspiring Art: “Tree”

From death Their rises , Resurrection Rooted , In the deepest soil Of faith. . "Tree", Caspar David Friedrich