Brendan the Voyager
Among the most popular tales of the Celtic monks of Ireland is the story of St. Brendan. St. Brendan was an Irish monk living in the 6th century. According to legend, he and fourteen monks set sail from Ireland in a small ship known as a coracle or curragh , in search of the legendary "Island of the Blessed." The details of his fantastic journey, recorded in the 9th-century tale, the Navagatio , or "The Voyage of St. Brendan," survive in nearly 120 manuscripts and was immen
Fr. Terry Miller
Aug 26
Standing Outside the Fire
In our Gospel reading this Sunday, Jesus announces his desire to set the world on fire, to ignite a movement that would spread and ultimately enflame the whole world. Set against the backdrop of Jesus' ardent ambition, Garth Brooks' hit song from the 90s challenges those who wish to "stand outside the fire." In the emotional and inspirational music video, a high school student with Down syndrome named Brandon decides to not participate in the institution's Special Olympics b
Fr. Terry Miller
Aug 17
Beheading of the John of Baptist
In light of the feast day of John the Baptist’s birth (June 24) and our Gospel lesson of his beheading this Sunday, London’s National Gallery has provided a great way to immerse yourself in his story—through art! The museum has produced a ten-video series called Saint John the Baptist: From Birth to Beheading , in which Professor Ben Quash, director of the Centre for Arts and the Sacred at King’s College, joins Dr. Jennifer Sliwka, curator of art and religion at the National
Fr. Terry Miller
Jun 14
Visualizing the Ascension
LECTURE: “The Problems and Possibilities of Visual Theology:The Ascension as a Case Study” by Jonathan A. Anderson With Ascension Day coming up on May 29 (today!), it’s timely to share this talk given by Jonathan Anderson from a few years ago at Duke Divinity School, where he worked as a postdoctoral associate of theology and the visual arts from 2020 to 2023. Anderson explores a handful of images depicting the Ascension of Christ, a particularly challenging subject because
Fr. Terry Miller
Jun 1
Celebrating the Resurrection Around the World
In our effort to learn about and appreciate the world-wide embrace of Christianity, here are three artworks by Christians on the other side of the world--one contemporary Indian painting and two recordings of Arabic hymns from our brother and sister in the Middle East. Jyoti Sahi (Indian, 1944-), He Who Steps Over-The Tandavan , 1975 In He Who Steps Over—The Tandavan , Sahi draws on Hindu iconography to give us a dancing Christ whose movement over death supplies the primal rh
Fr. Terry Miller
May 25