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
Dear Peregrinus
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
On Response-Ability
Dear Peregrinus: I’m glad to hear from our friends Tara and Rick that you are doing well and staying safe and healthy in the midst of this global pandemic. This year has been quite different … [Read more...] about On Response-Ability
On Joy
Dear Peregrinus (A Monday in June): Hello, dear old friend. It is nearly a year since I have written to you last, and my, what profound wonders and sorrows have come to be in that short … [Read more...] about On Joy
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
“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
It is the fact that never in all history before this had any Jew submitted to being baptized. The Jews knew and used baptism, but only for proselytes who came into Judaism from some other faith. It … [Read more...] about Emergence
Of Storms, Inner and Outer
Dear Peregrinus (First Week of Advent)[1]: Thank you for your call on Thanksgiving day, and now happy Advent. Your words always fly, like a dart in the hand of an “archer”,[2] quickly and smoothly … [Read more...] about Of Storms, Inner and Outer