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Continuing with thoughts this morning's thoughts and observations, which are not new, I have seen the denial of sins, both venial and mo...

These sins may even be found in the CCC , as noted here before. What many Catholics do not understand is the Justice, Righteousness, Innoc...

We cannot take mercy for granted, as that is the sin of presumption. And, until one goes through the Dark Night, one vacillates between ...

Well, I think I am almost finished with the subject of true, objective, religious art. But, let me add this. Just because someone can paint ...

  Matthew 24:37 And as in the days of Noe , so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. In our times, the time of the New Tes...

Thinking about the problem with art today, and so-called religious art, I have been pondering the problem of utilitarianism and ugline...

I have studied art all my life. In grade school, I had fantastic nuns who taught us art appreciated from Fourth Grade on up and Introduction...

Years ago, I was tutoring a tweenie in religion in her home. Her mother was home schooling. WE did a section on Our Lady and I told her abou...

All of us who paint, paint in a context. We either paint in Western traditions, or Eastern traditions, Oriental or African traditions, and s...

Read today's Gospel again on Christ saying that those who have faith in Him are more blessed than the physical bearing in His Mother...

I have written many times on the confusion in some circles as to the terms "meditation" and "contemplation".  Sad...

Attributes Continued…. Simplicity must be sought. For some, it comes “naturally,” or at least, it seems like that. Saints like St. Joh...

Earlier this year, I wrote a bit on the Attributes of God. As I am finishing up The Book of Divine Consolation Of The Blessed Angela o...

VIII. God All-Sufficient from Meditations  http://www.newmanreader.org/Works/meditations/meditations10.html#doctrine8 Ostende nobis...