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Pictures of the Installation of Christ in Majesty in Thomas More College Chapel

by David Clayton on December 21, 2012 · 0 comments

Just before the Christmas break the latest and largest painting was installed in the college chapel. It is Christ in Majesty. In painting this and placing it behind the crucifixion I had in mind two things: first that we are…

Dems No Longer Declaring Jerusalem Israel’s Capital

by Keith Koffler on September 7, 2012 · 1 comment

Language in the 2008 Democratic platform calling Jerusalem the eternal capital of Israel has been stripped from this year’s document, reflecting the current White House stance that Jerusalem’s status must be determined by negotiation, according to The Lid.
“Jerusalem is…

Noli me tangere

by David Clayton on April 12, 2012 · 0 comments

A comparison of the baroque naturalism of Alonso Cano and the baroque classicism of Anton Mengs After last week’s comparison of two paintings of Christ’s Entry into Jerusalem, this week as an Easter meditation I offer something similar, but this…

Are You Ready for Palm Sunday?

by Gayle Somers on March 28, 2012 · 0 comments

In our Lenten journey, have we discovered that we are studies in contrasts?  Did we begin with great aspirations and are now feeling more than ever our fickleness?  If so, we are truly ready for Palm Sunday.
Gospel (Read Mark…

“Jerusalem, Our Mother”

by Genevieve S. Kineke May 12, 2009

On a recent pilgrimage, my daughter and I took a detour to see if we could find the hospital in which I was born. The map was confusing, the traffic was pressing and we waived off for lunch. There, over…

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Walls Come Tumbling Down

by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. October 6, 2008

A few years ago, I toured the far north of England.  There, stretching 73 miles from coast to coast, the Roman Emperor Hadrian built a massive wall.  Constructed of stone, it was built to last, since it marked the northernmost…

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