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
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 Empire.[2] Poem “Listening”[3] by … [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
Poem If you want what visible reality can give, you are an employee.[3] If you want the unseen world, you are not living with your truth.[4] Both wishes are foolish,[5] but you’ll be … [Read more...] about The Transfiguration of the God-Man