Under the Stars
Stars have a long and distinguished history in church art, and this didn’t start with the old “stars and stripes.”
Series
Mary and the Crowned Woman
Representations of Mary, the mother of our Lord, often evoke a great deal of consternation among Lutherans.
On Halos
For the most part, early Christians placed halos on images of “sainted” Christians, that is, Christians already in heaven …
Angels and Archangels
Everyone loves angels almost as much as they love marshmallow fluff. Angel figurines come out of the woodwork …
The Earliest Christian Symbols
What are some of the early Christian images and ideas that we still see today? Where did they come from? Why were they used?
Celebrating Christ the King in Zechariah with St. Cyril of Alexandria
Palm Sunday is one of those triumphal days where prophecy and fulfillment beautifully are upheld side by side.
Isaiah Sees the Lord with St. Jerome
In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up;and the train of his robe filled the temple. (Isaiah 6:1) The goal of the Christian life is to see God. We see Him now veiled beneath bread and wine, in the waters of Holy Baptism, in
Waiting for Him
We all wait. Sometimes we wait for others impatiently. Sometimes we wait for changes discontentedly. Sometimes we wait for ourselves …
Parsing the Proverbs with St. Athanasius
St. Athanasius (a.d. ca. 298–373) was five years old when the last and greatest persecution under the Roman commenced.
As You Proclaim Him
We need the protection Jesus provides in Holy Communion. After the Last Supper, Jesus warned Peter that Satan would sift him like wheat.
The Whole Christ Prays the Psalms with St. Augustine
O Lord, how many are my foes!Many are rising against me;2 many are saying of my soul,“There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah 3 But you, O Lord, are a shield about me,my glory, and the lifter of my head.4 I cried aloud to the Lord,and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah 5 I lay
We Have the Time
The second most common objection to recovering weekly communion in the 1999 survey was that it takes too much time.