Pattern: Every Sunday morning in Lent you will receive, as you are receiving here, a Meditation to activate your prayerful interest in the Gospel … Read More » about First Sunday of Lent: Jesus Tempted in the Wilderness
Writings
On Resolution
Norman Rockwell, “Freedom of Religion,” one of his The Four Freedoms paintings. [1] Dear Peregrinus (9:45 AM, Tuesday): Happy new year to you, … Read More » about On Resolution
Fourth Sunday of Advent 2017: Mary
Leonardo da Vinci, Annunciation[1] (1475), of the Uffizi Gallery[2] in Firenze, Italia. About the Artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was the … Read More » about Fourth Sunday of Advent 2017: Mary
Third Sunday of Advent 2017: Elijah
Washington Allston (American, 1779-1843), Elijah in the Desert (1818). The donor who owned this painting, Alice Hooper and her mother, said that they … Read More » about Third Sunday of Advent 2017: Elijah
Second Sunday of Advent 2017: John the Baptist
Caravaggio (1571-1610, aka, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio), John the Baptist in the Wilderness (painted 1604-1605, age 33 to 34 years), housed at … Read More » about Second Sunday of Advent 2017: John the Baptist
First Sunday of Advent 2017: Jesus, The Light of the World
William Holman Hunt (b. London, 2 April 1827; d. 7 September 1910), The Light of the World (1851-1853 – painted during his 24th to 26th years), … Read More » about First Sunday of Advent 2017: Jesus, The Light of the World
On Imagination as a Power to re-Live
Dear Peregrinus (Sunday, 8:37 AM, Pacific Standard Time as of 2 AM this morning): Thank you for writing back to me, and for that quotation you sent … Read More » about On Imagination as a Power to re-Live
On The Quickening
Dear Peregrinus (4:22 PM): Thank you for your letter and for passing along to me the kind words spoken to you about the study trip to Oxford … Read More » about On The Quickening
Editing is About the Soul’s Availability
Dear Peregrinus (Tuesday, 1 PM): I imagine that all of us in the Pacific Northwest are praying that the rain that has come today to our region for … Read More » about Editing is About the Soul’s Availability
On Super Powers
Dear Peregrinus (Saturday, 1:12 PM): The high heat in Portland has for the moment expended itself. This means – to speak only about me and my … Read More » about On Super Powers
On Mistakes
Dear Peregrinus (Saturday, 12 Noon): Finally our Summer here has gained the confidence it lacked in June. Good! You asked me whether we could, … Read More » about On Mistakes
The Fact of a Face
Dear Peregrinus (on the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity): It has been awhile since we traded letters, and so I feel happy again to be in contact with … Read More » about The Fact of a Face