March 8, 2023

Satisfying Our Thirst

March 8, 2023

Saint Paul reminds us that our true thirst goes beyond seeking the fulfillment of our material needs…it is a thirst for God, His attention, His love.

Deacon Lawrence

February 15, 2023

Prayer, Inspiration and Creativity

How To Respond To Oppression and Persecution

Deacon Lawrence

February 15, 2023

Prayer, Inspiration and Creativity

How To Respond To Oppression and Persecution

Perhaps some of the most difficult teachings of Christ concern how we respond to oppression.

Deacon Lawrence

October 26, 2022

Prayer, Inspiration and Creativity

God And The Artist, A Relationship

Deacon Lawrence

October 26, 2022

Prayer, Inspiration and Creativity

If any work of art, be it a painting, music, a performance, etc., must be explained in order to be understood, then it has failed.

Deacon Lawrence

April 7, 2021

Prayer, Inspiration and Creativity

Love, Forgiveness, and the "Fault Box"

Deacon Lawrence

April 7, 2021

Prayer, Inspiration and Creativity

Forgiveness is a habit, and like all habits it is one we need to practice on a daily basis until it comes to us as naturally as anger and resentment do.

Deacon Lawrence

September 16, 2020

Prayer, Inspiration and Creativity

Forgiveness Involves Sacrifice

Deacon Lawrence

September 16, 2020

Prayer, Inspiration and Creativity

We are called to forgive those who hurt us and to love those who hate us. When we are tested with unimaginable tragedy, how do we respond?

Deacon Lawrence

April 9, 2019

Prayer, Inspiration an..., Prayer, Inspiration and Creativity

Total Recall, Aubrey Beardsley, and the Challenge of Our Past

Deacon Lawrence

April 9, 2019

Prayer, Inspiration an..., Prayer, Inspiration and Creativity

While our past is always there to haunt us, our salvation is accomplished in the eternal Passion of Christ. This act of God is the destination of our journey for it is here that God creates something new.