Years ago I saw these windows above the altar in a church which had been stripped of its decoration in the 1970's, as part of a renovation. The church at that time was all one color and the altar space was a soaring emptiness, with beautiful windows. When I realized what the windows portrayed I [...]
Category: church pictures
Have a little eye candy
I went to a large funeral yesterday and got to visit with wonderful people. I collected first blessings from some new priests and had an amazing day. It's a spectacular glimpse into a different world to spend time with this particular group. Meanwhile, back at the writing ranch, I'm slowly sorting out my heroine's problem. [...]
Power outage this morning …
... sapped my creativity! Have a picture by one of my favorite artists. [God] has also put his seal upon usand given the Spirit in our hearts as a first installment. 2 Cor. 1:22
A puzzle and a metaphor
A friend sent me this photo of a painting on the wall of a church he had visited. The picture came in as a fuzzy image at first which sometimes happens when iPhones send pictures to my Not an iPhone. Because I knew the church's name was Saint Helen I carelessly though that it was [...]
Beauty, ever ancient and ever new
Tuesday, January 28, was the Feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas. I somehow got him mixed up with Saint Thomas à Becket whose feast is in December, and in a hazy way did not check up on what I was thinking so you get this picture late. I should know better. Anyway, here's a picture. Pope [...]