focus
This icon is of Anthony of Egypt. It was written for me by a monk in Greece with whom I maintained a lively conversation about theology and monastic…
focus
This icon is of Anthony of Egypt. It was written for me by a monk in Greece with whom I maintained a lively conversation about theology and monastic…
imagining in the light
This painting is one I purchased a few days after leaving the monastery. It was hanging in a small Vietnamese art gallery and something about the realism of the monk…
crystal light
This is my meditation candle. I found it in a scratch and dent shelf for $5 and it is my new favorite candle. (I have a lot of favorite candles.)…
transfiguration
The transfiguration is the image from scripture which best captures the season of Epiphany. The passage is below. It is the conversation around Jesus' suffering which seems to light Jesus…
Inner lanscapes
The light coming in through the trees over the pony by my pottery studio is an image which seems to resonate with my inner landscape. We each have an…
light
In the farthest pasture of Blackwater Bluff, my retreat house in New Hampshire there is a tree next to an outdoor kitchen oven - this tree. When the house was…
exposures in light and mud
This is one of my favorite photos of madonna and child carvings in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. This is the last one of this series of…
redemption in bronze
In this 16th century bronze rondel of Mary and Jesus, we see a swirling of movement so different from the staid and serene sculptures the MET has been offering us…
loved
I love this ivory Madonna and child carving from the 12th century in the MET. Jesus gazes up at God. In a New Year, that is good to model. If…