Fr. Christian Mathis | July 19, 2010
There’s nothing like a week of iconography to get this blog moving. I suppose one could say that I have been plagued with an enormous case of writer’s block. A combination of having a week to work on an icon of John the Baptist and beginning a book called The War of Art has gotten [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | June 24, 2010
Today we celebrate the Birth of John the Baptist. This time of year the days begin to shorten until our celebration of the Birth of Christ. I have always found it intriguing that the Church chose to place the celebration of Christ’s birth and his cousin John in such a way that this statement of [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 15, 2009
The Season of Advent is meant to be a time of preparation. Throughout these four weeks we hear repeatedly the words of St. John the Baptist, the cousin and forerunner of Jesus, that urge us to prepare the way of the Lord. One of the ways we can do this is to prepare our hearts [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | March 15, 2009
This weekend has been one of amazing speed in iconography, at least compared to the last two months. This morning I finished gilding St. John the Baptist’s halo with gold leaf. It has been a rigorous but enjoyable process. The obstacle so far with this icon is the absence, so to speak, of a safety [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | March 12, 2009
The icon of St. John the Baptist that I began working on back in December is progressing very slowly. My intention was to take my time so that there would be more focus on each step. Today I was happy to get some work done on the halo. It was my first attempt at mixing [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 3, 2008
Here begins the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. In Isaiah the prophet it is written: “I send my messenger before you to prepare your way: a herald’s voice in the desert, crying, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord, clear him a straight path.’” Thus it was that John the Baptizer appeared [...]
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