John 13 – 6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Master, are you going to wash my feet?” 7 Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing, you do not understand now, but you will understand … [Read more...] about The Needle’s Eye
The Prophet
For the others, we can say that Muad’Dib learned rapidly because his first training was in how to learn. And the first lesson of all was the basic trust that he could learn. It is shocking to find how … [Read more...] about The Prophet
The Wandering
Doris Kearns Goodwin (b. 1943) - “If you interview five people about the same incident, and you see five different points of view, it makes you know what makes history so complicated. Something … [Read more...] about The Wandering
On Innovation
James J. Tissot (1836-1902) – The Merchants Chased from the Temple (between 1886-1894)[1], located in the Brooklyn Museum. See John 2:12-25. From St. Augustine, Confessions, X – “You called, shouted, … [Read more...] about On Innovation
On Hope
Lighthouse"The light shines in the darkness / and the darkness has not overcome it." Dante, Inferno, Canto III, lines 7-9 (trans. Clive James) - “From now on, every day feels like your last … [Read more...] about On Hope
On Kindness
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (c. 1606-1669)[1] – The Denial of Saint Peter (1660)[2] in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.See: … [Read more...] about On Kindness
The Bell
Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Dulle Griet - Born c. 1525, in Brueghel, near Breda, or at Brueghel, near 's Hertogenbosch; died 5 September 1569, in Brussels, buried in Brussels, in the church of … [Read more...] about The Bell
On Getting the Right Season
This photo from France Today website, in an article by Caroline Harrap, 20 April 2020. The fire burned the Cathedral in early morning of 16 April 2019 in Paris. See: … [Read more...] about On Getting the Right Season
Jesus Proceeds through Jerusalem
James Tissot (1836-1902)[1], The Procession in the Streets of Jerusalem (1886-1894) in the Brooklyn Museum Poem XXXII[2] - by Emily Dickinson[3]Hope[4] is the thing with feathers That … [Read more...] about Jesus Proceeds through Jerusalem
The Raising of Lazarus
Juan de Flandes (d. 1519)[1], The Raising of Lazarus (c. 1514-1519) in the Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain Poem “Quietness”[2] by Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273)[3] Inside this new … [Read more...] about The Raising of Lazarus