Carlisle, United Kingdom September, 2017 I am fascinated by the ceilings of Cathedrals and Abbeys. Architecture and art must harmonize to evoke a feeling of heaven. These expressions are conscious depictions of heaven or at least thin places. These thin places are the small “s” sacraments that we meet in the world. They are refractionsContinue reading “Carlisle Cathedral Ceiling”
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Our Lady
Our Lady Queen of the World Parish Church Richmond Hill, Ontario March, 2017 Our Lady Queen of the World Parish is blessed with beautiful stained glass that tells the story of salvation graphically. This image of Our Lady has been selected by Novalis for the cover of Living With Christ for August 2018. Our Lady QueenContinue reading “Our Lady”
Thin Places
Thin Places is a photographic exhibit prepared for Our Lady Queen of the World for their Art Show for May 26 and 27, 2018. It is an exploration of the ways we encounter the Sacred in the places around us. This exhibit features my recent explorations in the landscape and churches of England. A thin place isContinue reading “Thin Places”
World Communications Day
Originally posted on Seeds of Faith:
How do we attract a new generation to consider Christianity? This question is common table talk at practically every gathering of Christians I attend these days. It is a question that Pope Francis answers in his annual message for World Communications Day, celebrated by the Church on June 1…
The Joyful Classroom
CARFLEO Bringing joy to the classroom is not only a healthy spirituality, it is also good pedagogy. We explore three questions: What is joy? Why foster joy in our classrooms? How do we bring joy into our classrooms? What is joy? What do we understand by joy? Fr. Ron Rolheiser has insights in this inContinue reading “The Joyful Classroom”
