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‘Let justice roll on like a river’
This is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: “. . . You who turn justice into bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground. . . . You trample on the poor and force him to give you … Continue reading
It’s Ascension Day!
Today the church celebrates the bodily ascension of Jesus into heaven, forty days after his resurrection. When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them, … Continue reading
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Celebrating Christ in All Seasons: Liturgical Bentwood Boxes by Charles W. Elliott
This is the seventh and final post in a series on Christian art of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Read part 1 here. St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Victoria, British Columbia, is home to a hand-carved yellow cedar altar by Tsartlip artist … Continue reading
One with Christ: Prints by Roy Henry Vickers
This is part 6 of a series on Christian art of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Read part 1 here. The word “inspiration” comes from the Latin word in spiritu. The translation is “the breath of the creator coming into us.” … Continue reading
Jesus as Chief: “Baptism Mural” by Tony Hunt
This is part 5 of a series on Christian art of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Read part 1 here. Chief Tony Hunt is the hereditary chief of the KwaGulth people of Fort Rupert and Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, and a … Continue reading
Jesus as Sun-Face: A Panel Carving by Don Froese
This is part 4 of a series on Christian art of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Read part 1 here. “The Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings.”—Malachi 4:2a Don Froese (traditional name: PeqYexwela) belongs to the Seabird … Continue reading
Christmas and Easter Totem Poles by David K. Fison
This is part 3 of a series on Christian art of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Read part 1 here. “In the absence of a written language, the Indians of the Northwest had preserved their stories and events carved from cedar … Continue reading
Jesus as Thunderbird: A Totem Pole-Crucifix by Stanley Peters
This is part 2 of a series on Christian art of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Read part 1 here. In 1975 the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops commissioned twenty artists from across Canada, eight of whom were First Nations artists, … Continue reading
Depictions of Jesus in Northwest Coast Art
This is part 1 of a series on Christian art of the Pacific Northwest Coast. In an address given at Martyrs’ Shrine in Huronia, Ontario, on September 15, 1984, Pope John Paul II said that “not only is Christianity relevant … Continue reading
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“Good Friday” by Christina Rossetti (1896)
“Am I a stone, and not a sheep, That I can stand, O Christ, beneath Thy cross, To number drop by drop Thy blood’s slow loss, And yet not weep? Not so those women loved Who with exceeding grief lamented … Continue reading
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