Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Saint Joan and "God's Girl Squad"

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May 30 is the feast day of the peasant girl from Domremy,  Jeanne la Pucelle , whom we call "Joan of Arc." She was burned to d...
Tuesday, May 29, 2018

More Illuminated "Digital Manuscripts" From Scripture

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Here are a couple of texts and designs I have worked on recently. It is not always easy for me to identify the connection (if any) between ...
Monday, May 28, 2018

This "Face"

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There's a lot going on with this "Face," you know it. That's one complicated human being there. ...But don...
Sunday, May 27, 2018

Children of God, Heirs with Christ in the Spirit

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Saturday, May 26, 2018

Facebook: I've Been Friends With Myself for Nine Years! 😉

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Nine years ago yesterday, I made my very first post on Facebook. (I was hardly a trendsetter.) Here's a "throwback" to those ...
Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Where Do Wars and Violence Come From?

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"Peace and Security, Number 2" (2018, digital) We live in a  "Global Village"  that is growing smaller, in a sense,...
Tuesday, May 22, 2018

The Courage to Keep Living and Working

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Georges Rouault (1871-1958), Road to Emmaus I would feel quite desperate writing about human persons and relationships if I thought we ...
Sunday, May 20, 2018

Pentecost 2018

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Pentecost is more than just a day. It's a whole new life!🔥
Saturday, May 19, 2018

Human Relationships: Getting Beyond the "Autonomous Self"

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"Love, not hate!" Everybody talks about love today. People agree that "loving others" is a fundamental attitude wo...
Thursday, May 17, 2018

Worthy is the Lamb

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As we prepare for the celebration of Pentecost, I will continue to use Paschal symbolism to engage in creative experiments with graphics. ...
Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Human Relationships: Are "Scraps From the Table" Enough?

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The basis of human relationships is the fact of being persons and "being-together." When we forget or seek to evade this founda...
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Father and Youngest Daughter, Spring 2018

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Here is a current picture of Daddy and Jojo. These kinds of pictures are not so easy to get as they used to be. It's been a while si...
Monday, May 14, 2018

A Day for Our Mothers

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Yesterday we celebrated the mothers among us here in America, or we remembered them, missed them, mourned for them. Mothers, in turn, e...
Friday, May 11, 2018

Spring Reawakening

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This was originally a photograph I took a few days ago. I used it to make a work of "digital art," to convey some of the feeling ...
Thursday, May 10, 2018

Christina Grimmie's Legacy Has Just Begun

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There is an old tradition of marking the one month anniversary of a person's death with special remembrance and prayer. It is unusua...
Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Vulnerability: We Cannot Escape It

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These days I fumble around searching for " where-to-put-my-feet-on-the-ground " when it comes to having a meaningful relationsh...
Tuesday, May 8, 2018

"Teacher Appreciation Day"

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So today, apparently, was "Teacher Appreciation Day." Good teachers deserve appreciation, certainly more than they usually get....
Sunday, May 6, 2018

Christ Our Passover has been Sacrificed

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The celebration of the Sacred Liturgy takes us "inside" the miracle of that central event that defines all of history and is t...
Saturday, May 5, 2018

His Kindness Endures Forever

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Friday, May 4, 2018

Rome Students: Welcome Back!

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Dear STUDENTS who have just returned from your Semester in ROME: Welcome Back ! I thought you might like a few tips that will help you...