Category: Opinion
Call and Response
Liturgy commonly employs the practice of “call and response”. I believe that this liturgical practice provides a clue to how we are expected to engage in God’s good world. The very idea of “ca... Read More
The Self Portrait
The self-portrait is a well-established tradition in Western art. Though it flourished in the Renaissance an age when the individual was a focus of attention it didn’t begin there. The self-portrait... Read More
Beauty and Reform
Though we hear much of secularism’s influence on our culture, efforts to keep religious sensibilities at bay seem futile. We cannot for long live comfortably with such absence. The human spirit beco... Read More
Moving Two Large Forms: the Displacement of Henry Moore
I have had an attachment to the graceful and very large sculpture by British sculptor Henry Moore that has sat silently beside the Art Gallery of Ontario. Its gentle lines and imposing presence has ... Read More
A stay against confusion a push against reduction
The subject of poetry has been haunting me for some time. I want to read more poetry, better understand its importance, engage its insights, and discern why it is so much a part of the fabric o... Read More
A Universe of Creativity
We are in a time where questions of origin are common. Science probes the universe in search of beginnings, while culture critics look afresh at how the creative impulse and imagination shape the... Read More
Mystery Solved – Maybe!
I have often wondered why the painting called Mona Lisa gets so much attention – why is it so famous? Millions over the years – and I among them – have made their way to the room where it ... Read More
Arts and Politics
What I offer here is not the regular article with a sustained focus – but rather a collage of bits and pieces – fragments if you will – consisting of things that caught my attention in one w... Read More