Fr. Christian Mathis | May 16, 2010
Earlier this week I was discussing St. Seraphim of Sarov with my friend Irene. Here is an older post that centers on this saint. Once again you are invited to join me in promoting the Sabbath by taking a break from your normal blogging. Please share an older post from your blog that is near [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | May 15, 2010
Today was a day centered around struggling. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, while things began well with this most recent icon, the further along I went, the more difficult it became. This morning I found that even the things that in the past have been the easiest to accomplish, became very difficult. It seemed [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | May 14, 2010
Today we continued our task of separating light. This afternoon’s task was discover the source of the light that emanates from each icon, that being the light of God Himself. It is his light that shines through the images found on icons of those who have been transfigured. As I worked on this new icon [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | May 13, 2010
Today’s work on our icons reminded me of an important aspect of the Christian life, that being we are always seeking greater perfection in the Christian life and the journey towards perfection never ends. One of my professors in the seminary, Fr. Bob Barron, once told me that we will never cease growing (even in [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | May 12, 2010
Today we began our day first by adding the lines of the icons with paint which represents giving order to the chaos of the first layer of dark colors. The next step involves what Irene likes to call, “separating the light from the darkness”. The first layer of paint that is used to represent chaos [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | May 12, 2010
Iconography: Beginning the Journey from Christian Mathis on Vimeo. This is for those of you wonder what these iconography workshops are like and who don’t mind long videos. The red line around the halo represents the beginning of the journey of writing an icon. Yesterday we put the first layer of paint called Roskrish that [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | May 10, 2010
This week I am happy that St. Thomas is hosting a week long iconography workshop. The fifteen participants will be spending the week in prayer, learning and writing the icon of Our Lady of the Sign. The Theotokos Oranta, as it is sometimes called, portrays Mary in a praying position with Christ seen in the [...]
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