Dear Parishioners and Friends, We give thanks for God's provision this week. But outside the swirl of preparation and feasting, let's take a moment to consider God's Providence. The Pilgrims would have died were it not for a Catholic Indian who could speak English.The pilgrims were facing … [Read more...] about Provision and Providence
May your will be done
Dear God, you give me all that is good ... I pray, O God, that the difficulties you have let befall me not be an impediment to your plan, but rather fulfill it, and draw me closer to you. O Father. It is your will alone I seek. O God, do with me as you please. I fully accept your decree. … [Read more...] about May your will be done
Drapery–contours of creation
Drapery - I just find drapery to be something so beautiful--the way the folds form--seemingly just by chance (if you throw the same piece of fabric down a thousand times it would never look exactly the same), but also governed by an unseen science, principles that make it behave the way it … [Read more...] about Drapery–contours of creation
Prayer (written in dark)
O God give me fearlessness to proclaim your Word. And give me an angel of inspiration so that I might be fearless on behalf of my work as a proclamation of you. _________________________________ "Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease, for the … [Read more...] about Prayer (written in dark)
No compromise
Why do I beat around the bush? I have questioned how explicitly Christian my art should be, but a few days ago I have come to see that there cannot be compromise in talking about my art. How can I forsake Christ, the source of all that is good? I have talked in convoluted and vague ways about, for … [Read more...] about No compromise
My one and only purpose
Shortly before their first child was to arrive, Michael O'Brien and his wife decided that Michael should take the risk of becoming a full-time Christian artist. With this decision they went to Mass and Michael placed his brushes under the altar and he and Sheila consecrated their whole lives and … [Read more...] about My one and only purpose