by Michelle L Hofer | Nov 7, 2017 | Lost Sight: How the Protestant Reformation Disrupted the Art and Faith Connection
Part 2 – Christian Art Through the Ages Above: Christ – the Alpha and Omega from the catacombs of Rome (4th Century) Before I tell you more of what happened 500 years ago during the Protestant Reformation, it will be helpful for you to understand the...
by Michelle L Hofer | Oct 31, 2017 | Lost Sight: How the Protestant Reformation Disrupted the Art and Faith Connection
Part 1 – Images Now & Then Above: The Iconoclasm by Frans Hogenberg (1566) To say that today our world is a vast sea of images is not an understatement. Neither is it to say that we spend a lot of our time consuming images on a daily basis. For instance in...
by Michelle L Hofer | Mar 2, 2017 | Book of Saints Project, Celtic Saints
Saint Cuthbert of Lindisfarne In December of 1539, under the direction of King Henry the 8th, the tomb of a Christian saint named Cuthbert at Durham was to be destroyed and it’s wealth taken for the crown of England. The three men sent to accomplish the act opened the...
by Michelle L Hofer | Feb 23, 2017 | Book of Saints Project, Celtic Saints
Saint Kevin of Glendalough In Scripture we read how Jesus was driven into the dessert by the Spirit for 40 days. This time of prayer, fasting, and trial was essential to the preparation and strengthening Christ needed as he set out on the path of ministry – a...
by Michelle L Hofer | Feb 16, 2017 | Book of Saints Project, Celtic Saints
Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne The year was 616, and Columcille’s monastery at Iona has grown in acclaim and importance. The son of a overthrown English monarch has just arrived seeking refuge. Oswald, heir to the throne of Northumbria in England slips into the quiet...
