BREAD & GLITTER
Essays
Of Light Grappling with the Shadow of Death pt.2
The second half of Ryan LaFerney’s essay on Robert Bresson’s Au Hasard Balthazar Continue reading
Of Light Grappling with the Shadow of Death pt. 1
Just in time for Holy Week, (often called “passion week,” because it’s full of suffering) Ryan LaFerney explores the dialectic of grace, sin, and anguish in Robert Bresson’s masterful film-Au Hasard Balthazar Continue reading
Curing an Acute Dichotomy: The Role of Art by Hans Rookmaaker
An excerpt from Hans Rookmaaker (February 27, 1922-March 13, 1977) concerning the role of art. Continue reading
Re-Visiting: Re-Lent-ing
Michael Flowers explores the history of the Liturgical Year and gives us insight into the meaning of Lent and its practices. Continue reading
Refractions of God’s Light: Makoto Fujimura and his Charis-Kairos (The Tears of Christ)
Makoto Fujimura’s Charis-Kairos (The Tears of Christ) is his frontispiece for his latest work illuminating the Scriptures in “The Four Holy Gospels,”[1] depicted in rich hues of cobalt, vermilion, emerald and gold on a black canvas. Fujimura states that this frontispiece, in addition to the four paintings for each of the four gospels: “are windows … Continue reading
A Fit Form of Words
“A Fit Form of Words”: Entering God’s Speech Community by Praying the Psalms The Arts are a vital component of human life. Through visual depiction, sound planning and the organization of words they express political, social, personal, emotional and multifarious other conceptions of the world. Throughout history, works of art have given shape to every cultural … Continue reading
