Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
I loved the huge stained glass windows created by Marc Chagall in the Cathedral of Reims. Something about his whimsical flying figures appeals to me, feels to me like a metaphor for how my soul and spirit long to be. I love the brilliance of the … [Continue reading]
This was originally published in Commonweal Magazine (Oct 8, 1999 as "I was aTeenage Atheist") and reprinted in Philip Zaleski's "Best Spiritual Writing" anthology It is included in my book, Wandering Between Two Worlds (Amazon.com) or on … [Continue reading]
John 15:1 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener." God as gardener. That's a lovely metaphor of Jesus's. … [Continue reading]
Choristers at dawn on Magdalen Tower on May Morning--a tradition which still continues today! … [Continue reading]
Irene and I are making honey wheat bread. I have never made bread ever before, though the other three members of my family have, so they enjoyed patronising me. What hard work bread-making is!! All that thumping, pounding, and stretching! Waiting & … [Continue reading]
Irene, crooning to me, "Mummy, you're a mummy, and you'll always be a mummy, but I am an Irene, and one day I will be a mummy." Me, "Well, I'm not just a mummy." She, soothingly, "I know. You are a writer, a Mummy, and a chatterbox." … [Continue reading]
Bailey's Irish Cream Haagen -Dazs Icecream for dessert today. Irene, "Why don't we have this more often? Can we not afford it?" Roy, " We can afford to buy it. We just can't afford to eat it." … [Continue reading]
Roy & I talked last night about Jesus' exciting statement, "Seek FIRST the Kingdom of God and its righteousness, and all the rest will be added unto you." Like the rest of Jesus' sayings, one can only verify the truth of this by … [Continue reading]