3 Caravaggio’s About St. Matthew It was a whirlwind day – right off the plane, 5 minutes in the hotel, and then down to San Luigi dei Francesi aka St. Louis of the French Church. There in one of the side Chapel’s paid for a French Cardinal by the name of Matthew Cantrelli, you find…
Interesting Artifact #2
This statue was found in Amman, Jordan, and dates to the 730-720’s B.C.E., the period of Assyrian dominance in the Ancient Near East. Carved from limestone and standing 48c.m. tall, it depicts King Yerah of Ammon. The inscription on the base says, “Yerah ‘Azar, son of Zakkur, son of Sanipu.” An Assyrian inscription from 733B.C.E….
James Lloyd Breck
Today is the Feast of James Lloyd Breck, someone most people have never heard of. He was born in 1818 and from a young age wanted to become an Episcopal priest and missionary. In 1841 Breck and two of his seminary classmates went as missionaries to Wisconsin, which was considered the frontier at that time. …
Interesting Artifacts, #1
When I was living in Jerusalem my favorite Sunday afternoon activity was to visit a museum. After Church I would stop for coffee and then make my way to the Rockefeller Museum, the Israel Museum, or the Bible Lands Museum, where I could happily while away several hours with ancient artifacts. I would like to…
Me & Joseph
Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly….