Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
Byzantine Art in the Church of Our Saviour at ChoraSailing Back from ByzantiumBack home from a week in Istanbul (Byzantium/Constantinople).The vanished Kingdom of Byzantium is best celebrated in Yeats’ beautiful poem, “Sailing to Byzantium.”THAT is … [Continue reading]
A guest post by Roy MathasTopkapi Palace is an highlight in Istanbul. Luckily we went off season, so it was not too crowded. The former Ottoman palace is exquisitely decorated in tiles of varying hues of blue and green. I hope this post is not … [Continue reading]
John hears Jesus’s last words. He sees Jesus absolutely dead, blood and water issuing from his heart. He goes to bed, I imagine, shattered beyond grief—rent with the horror and guilt and unimaginable agony I would feel if I … [Continue reading]
I love this passage in Mere Christianity in which Lewis talks about whether the Christian life is hard or easy. It's both, Lewis says. It's hard as death in the beginning, and then as his life begins to worth within us and transform us, it is … [Continue reading]
(A guest post from my husband, Roy) A roundup of a few shorter visits -- The Topkapi Palace ( that was suddenly closed as we arrived because of a sudden dust storm, that also closed souvenir sellers), the Grand Bazaar, Church of SS Sergius and … [Continue reading]
I have written about the experience here, A Teenage Atheist, and here, The Holy Ground of Kalighat.Matt of The Church of No People recently asked me some questions about my experience, and I thought I would share them here. The questions in bold are … [Continue reading]
We went on one of the world's most unique cruises today--the Bosphorus Cruise: Europe on one side of the narrow strait, Asia on the other. Seagulls haunting the strait, dolphins leaping, the Black Sea at one end, the Sea of Marmara on the other--and … [Continue reading]
The Blue Mosque in IstanbulI visited the Blue Mosque today. Simply gorgeous. Called blue because of the Iznik tiles, but also because of the wealth of stained glass windows. Simply, mind-blowingly, mind-bogglingly gorgeous!!And I am thankful to my … [Continue reading]