by David Clayton on May 16, 2011
The liturgy binds the family together and the family is the basic building block of society. Therefore, the liturgy is the binding principle of society. For it not only binds the family together, but also supernaturally binds families to each other to form communities. In the exercise of the lay office in the liturgy each [...]
by Thomas More College on March 24, 2011
Beauty calls us to itself and then beyond, to the source of all beauty, God. God’s creation is beautiful, and God made us to apprehend it so that we might see Him through it. The choice of images for our prayer, therefore, is important. Beautiful sacred imagery not only aids the process of prayer, but [...]
by Thomas More College on March 24, 2011
Order your lives in charity, upon the model of that charity which Christ showed to us, when he gave himself up on our behalf, a sacrifice breathing out fragrance as he offered it to God. (Eph 5:1-2) Give thanks continually to God, who is our Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Eph [...]
by David Clayton on April 22, 2010
Have you ever had the experience of walking into an art gallery and being struck by a wonderful painting on the far side of the room. You are so captivated by it that you want to get closer. As you approach it, something strange happens. The image goes out of focus and dissolves into a [...]
by David Clayton on April 8, 2010
Personal experiences on praying with visual imagery When I first started painting icons I was, of course, interested in knowing as well how they related to prayer. I was referred by others (though not my icon painting teacher) to books that were intended as instruction manuals in visual prayer. I read a couple and perhaps [...]