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The Easter Octave Is Drawing to a Close — And What Have You Done? Reply
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“Behold, I Stand at the Door and Knock.” William Holman Hunt’s Light of the World. 10
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William Holman Hunt: Light of the World
“At every time and in every place God draws close to man. He calls together all men, scattered and divided by sin, into the unity of his family, the Church.”
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Wishing each and every one of you many joys and blessings this Easter Season!
Icons do not depict the actual event of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ directly. To quote from the book: The Incarnate God, Vol.2, (translated by Paul Meyendorff:) “Since about the 4th century, the Church has permitted only two icons of the Resurrection for liturgical use. These are the image of the holy women at the tomb, and the descent of Christ into Hell.”
As Western art and civilization moved towards subjective interpretation and self-expression, artists were encouraged to imagine moments not necessarily described in Scripture. These images can also, of course, be quite beautiful (think of the Sistine Chapel, for example), but are regarded as religious paintings and not as icons. Icons are liturgical art–theology in line and color, and not simply the product of imagination, emotions, and a skilled hand. They are steeped in Scripture…
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On the Meaning of Suffering, Pain, and Death: Oh Death Where Is Thy Sting? Reply
Fr Joseph Tham, LC, MD, PhD
A few years ago, I remember being at the scene of a traffic accident in the outskirts of Rome. The car apparently lost control and smashed into a tree. More…
Apology (with a cat video…) 2
Yesterday I embedded the wrong video in the Four Horsemen post. I meant to embed one of an exchange between Neil DeGrass Tyson and Sam Harris. Instead I mistakenly embedded a similar one, from the same conference, which ends with Dawkins using a vulgar explicative. I apologize if anyone was offended by my mistake. (We try to keep our content at or below PG-13).
If you are interested, I changed the video and the one that is there now makes much more sense within the context of the rest of the article.
Thank you!
James Stone
P.S.: As a token of my appreciation to our readers (perhaps an olive branch if needed — JK), I leave you with this little gift to brighten your day… More…
The 4 Horsemen of the New Atheism 11
Atheism was once a practical mindset: living as though God did not exist. More…
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Must we see in order to believe?
The reason most people believe in God is simple: Faith. More…
Living Stations Good Friday Event (Video) Reply
Here’s a video of the RC Mission Corps’s Living Stations of the Cross at Old St Patrick’s Cathedral in Soho. More…
Mission Corps: Carrying the Cross in New York City Reply
This year, on Good Friday, I had the experience of joining the Mission Youth crosswalk through the streets of Manhattan. Same great experience as last year, except this year I made sure we brought a video camera.
Recommendation: Watch it on fullscreen on Youtube. More…
The Easter Message: The Resurrection Is About Life Reply
I am the Resurrection and the Life
It is always appropriate to celebrate life, but more so today, Easter Sunday, when we celebrate Life himself. Jesus said, “I am the Resurrection and the Life.” More…
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