Blessed is the Kingdom

Seeking The Kingdom In All Things

Struggling

| July 27, 2011

The icon of St. George which I am currently working on is probably the most complex that I have attempted so far. There are many new things in this icon which I have never tried to paint. The good news is that many of them are similar to other things I have done. Today was [...]

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Easy’s Gettin’ Harder Every Day

| 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 [...]

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Separating Light from Light

| 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 [...]

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