Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
Perhaps heaven will look a little like the Hagia Sophia.This beautiful church was built by the Emperor Justinian in 537 AD and fell to the Turks in 1453.Oh, desecration, I thought, reading its history. I am so Christian. My ancestors, from the small … [Continue reading]
We are staying in the Sultanahmet Suites, Istanbul. The Gold Suites were next door to a mosque, but had 24 hour security. We chose them, well for the security, and someone to ask for help if the wifi died, anything in the apartment malfunctioned, we … [Continue reading]
I am grateful to my husband, Roy, writing this post! The inner most circle in the central dome of Haghia Sophia We had a great time on our first day in Istanbul. The weather was perfect, and the people very friendly. Haghia … [Continue reading]
The most famous of the surviving Byzantine mosaics of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople The Persistence of Beauty: The Dearest Freshness Deep Down Things. Well, I am in Istanbul for a week. And I’m grateful to Roy for organizing a lovely … [Continue reading]
Anne Lamott in Travelling Mercies recounts how, pregnant out of wedlock, she goes to her priest and asks if she should have yet another abortion. He says, “get quiet for a moment and then think about having an abortion; if you feel a deep and secret … [Continue reading]
Image CreditI love the idea of leverage: actions which yield (financial, psychological, physical, or creative) benefits out of all proportion to the time they take.I started thinking in those terms when I founded my micro-publishing business. Given … [Continue reading]
I began blog seriously two years ago today. So Happy Second Birthday, Dreaming Beneath the Spires.What I like about blogging1 1) Social Benefits: Blogging has exploded my social universe. I have met dozens of genial, congenial fellow bloggers or … [Continue reading]
Walking with Jesus “…pray without ceasing.” (1 Thessalonians 5:17 NKJV) Have you ever met someone who wakes up before the roosters to exercise? Yeah, well I’m not one of them. I hate exercise and spent most of my life, thus far, trying to avoid … [Continue reading]