Adoration

Posted on May 22, 2020May 14, 2020 Posted in Comparative FaithsTagged Alaska3 Comments

This is the oldest Catholic Church in SE Alaska, St. Rose of Lima in Wrangell.

Eastern Rite Good Friday

Posted on April 17, 2020April 15, 2020 Posted in Comparative Faiths, Seasons Of GodTagged Eastern Rite Good Friday, Old Jerusalem, St James Cathedral2 Comments

The Eastern Rite celebrates Holy Week and Easter based on the Julian calendar

This is St James Cathedral of the Armenian Catholic branch of the Eastern rite in Old Jerusalem. Their church calendar begins on September 1 and not the first Sunday of Advent as is used by the Western church. As a part of their Good Friday liturgy the death of Christ is represented by this beautifully decorated “casket”.

Arabesques

Posted on October 11, 2019September 30, 2019 Posted in Comparative Faiths, Foreign TravelTagged #Arabesques, #Grenada, #TheAlhambra, Spain3 Comments

**Palacios Nazaries, the Alhambra, Grenada, Spain**

Iconostasis

Posted on September 6, 2019August 29, 2019 Posted in Comparative Faiths, Foreign Travel, The WestTagged #JuneauLeave a comment

St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Juneau, Alaska

Can’t Hide

Posted on June 21, 2019June 2, 2019 Posted in Comparative Faiths6 Comments

Mother of the Church

Posted on June 10, 2019June 2, 2019 Posted in Comparative FaithsTagged Mary, St. Mary1 Comment

Aging mosaic, Our Lady Of Perpetual Church, Indio, Cal.

Feast Day Today

We Are One

Posted on May 10, 2019May 8, 2019 Posted in Comparative Faiths, Friday Art Project, The WestTagged Buddhism, Montana2 Comments

The sun sets over the Garden of One Thousand Buddhas. The Great Mother Goddess catches the light of the setting sun and oversees the beauty of Montana’s Jocko Valley.