Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
Okay, we did the Colosseum today, partly because it was one of those "When in Rome" things. On reflection, we rather wish that we had done the Basilicas.However, there is no way to grasp the sheer magnitude of the place without seeing it in real … [Continue reading]
Matthew 18 Causing to Stumble 6 “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. 7 Woe to the … [Continue reading]
Matthew 18Causing to Stumble 6 “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in … [Continue reading]
We almost pass it by, yet another cathedral encased in scaffolding, But inside. Inside, it is different Enormous, full of light glowing from its stained glass windows. So too the beloved ancient faith in the Lord … [Continue reading]
Me, and my daughter Irene, aged 3. Notice a secret to Irene's happiness in her fat paw: chocolate!Matthew 18 3 And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Learn to let … [Continue reading]
Michaelangelo, PietaI saw an absolutely flawless piece of art today, Michaelangelo's Pieta (Italian for Pity) now behind plexiglass at St Peter's.His contemporary, Vasari, wrote of it, "It is certainly a miracle that a formless block of stone could … [Continue reading]
Matthew 18The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven 1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 He called a little child to him, and placed the child among … [Continue reading]
Matthew 18 The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven 1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. 3 And he … [Continue reading]