It is a most pleasurable and painful need of His image. To speak, to sing, to form, to […]
Art
Modern culture, at least in the West, is enamored of the idea of self-creation. We are rootless, independent, […]
What is worth a standing ovation? What do you require to rise from your seat and smack your palms? […]
I do not pretend to be an art connoisseur. In fact, whenever I go to (am dragged to) […]
If I can’t listen to Flannery O’Connor herself reading her stories, all I ask is for an audio version of Mary Steenburgen reading her stories, as she does throughout the new documentary Flannery (2019; playing now in virtual theaters).
By Hillary Asbury – This month’s illustration is based on Genesis 3: 17-19: Cursed is the ground because […]
By Hillary Asbury – 1 Corinthians 13 1 If I speak in the tongues of men or of […]
By Hillary Asbury –
This month’s illustration is based on Exodus 19:
1 On the first day of the third month after the Israelites left Egypt—on that very day—they came to the Desert of Sinai. 2 After they set out from Rephidim, they entered the Desert of Sinai, and Israel camped there in the desert in front of the mountain.
By Hillary Asbury –
The Annunciation is a very common subject in classical art.
Almost every Medieval and Renaissance master painted their own version of this scene, and its easy to understand why. It centers around one of the most fascinating and mysterious aspects of our faith: the virgin conception of our Lord. It depicts a moment which not only signals the advent of our hope and salvation, but also one which is rich with potential for creative exploration.