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
Jesus and a Man Born Blind
Vassily Surikov (1848-1916)[1], Healing of the Man Born Blind by Jesus Christ (1888) in St. Petersburg, Russia at the Imperial Academy of Arts of the Russian … [Read more...] about Jesus and a Man Born Blind
Jesus and the Woman of Samaria
James Tissot (1836-1902)[1] – The Woman of Samaria at the Well (1886-1894) at the Brooklyn Museum The First Commandment of Fiction has mutated from “write what you know” to “stay in your lane.” … [Read more...] about Jesus and the Woman of Samaria
The Transfiguration of the God-Man
Raphael (1483-1520)[1], The Transfiguration (16th century)[2], in the Dulwich Picture Gallery Poem If you want what visible reality can give, you are an employee.[3] If you want the unseen … [Read more...] about The Transfiguration of the God-Man
The Temptation of the Christ
Jacopo Tintoretto (d. 1594)[1], The Temptation of Christ (1578-1581) in the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Sala Superior.[2] Poem Midway in the journey of our life I came to myself in a dark … [Read more...] about The Temptation of the Christ
“Vere Latitat”
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)[2] – Jesus among the Doctors (1506) regarding Luke 2:41-52, but especially at: 46 After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, … [Read more...] about “Vere Latitat”
Emergence
Piero della Francesca (1410 or 1420 – 1492), The Baptism of Christ (1450s)[1] It is the fact that never in all history before this had any Jew submitted to being baptized. The Jews knew and used … [Read more...] about Emergence
Of Storms, Inner and Outer
Jesus Sleeps During the Tempest by James Tissot (1836-1902) Dear Peregrinus (First Week of Advent)[1]: Thank you for your call on Thanksgiving day, and now happy Advent. Your words always fly, … [Read more...] about Of Storms, Inner and Outer
What He Learned, and from Whom
Annunciation (1655-1660) Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1618-1682)[1], in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia Dear Peregrinus (31st Sunday in Ordinary Time), Happy November to you. I wish … [Read more...] about What He Learned, and from Whom
The Name Above All Names, and the Nameless One
The Good Samaritan (1838)[1] by Pelegrin Clavé y Roqué (1811-1880) Dear Peregrinus (Monday PM, the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary): I am writing to you from inside a wondrous autumn … [Read more...] about The Name Above All Names, and the Nameless One