Sacred Art Meditations begins a new season with a tribute to the hosts of heaven in honor of the feast of St. Michael and All Angels on September 29. The angel images now on view in the From Realms of Glory gallery of the Themes of Faith section are all the work of iconmakers from a new school of…
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The Sacred Art Pilgrim is taking his annual break from
internet postings to cultivate his garden and recharge
his spirit. He will return in September and wishes you
all a creative summer season.
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When prominent Evangelical influencers popularize phrases like "toxic empathy," you know it's time to get back to biblical basics and see what the Scriptures these people so proudly proclaim really have to say about love for both our neighbor and the stranger in need. I've uploaded a quartet of images from international artists in the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection…
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For the Lenten season, I'm presenting the work of Polish Folk Artist Anton Kaminsky, who created six wood carvings, now in the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection, depicting episodes from the Passion of Christ, beginning with his Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem and ending with the Resurrection, including statuary of the Last Supper, Christ carrying the Cross, the Crucifixion, and the Deposition.…
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To bring the old year to an end and begin the new one with an artistic flourish, I'm adding a quartet of Nativity scenes by international artmakers in the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection to the "Before the Marvel of This Night" gallery of the Themes of Faith section. They range from a modern-day example of an ancient Asian craft…
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As we prepare for the season of Advent, my art selections for November depict the Annunciation, the prequel to the Christmas story, when the Angel Gabriel appears to the Virgin Mary in the first chapter of Luke to tell her she has been chosen by God to be the mother of the Messiah. This trio of artworks by international…
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This month, I'm featuring a second set of artworks in the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection by Nicaraguan Artist Jose Ignacio Fletes Cruz from the traveling exhibition, The Bible in Nicaraguan Primitivista Art. This new series of twelve images illustrate stories from the New Testament, beginning with the Annunciation through the Second Coming of Christ. The paintings can be found in…
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