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27 Jan 2020

Dancing Daily Grows the New Creature

by markart | posted in: Books, Inspirational, Science, The Artist's Life | 0

I’m reading Teilhard de Chardin’s The Phenomenon of Man (1955) in which he describes life transforming to more and more complexity and shows that life continues to grow beyond the outward form. As a prominent paleontologist and naturalist as well as Jesuit priest he believed life sciences should explore not only the outer forms – the skeletons that remain, the physical effects, the material world – but include the “within” – the imagination, consciousness, the spiritual.

29 Sep 2019

Accepting the Beatitudes to Myself

by markart | posted in: Arts & Theology, Faith, Inspirational, The Artist's Life, The Table of Creation | 5

Each of us can choose how far we will go as creators, which I believe is a collaboration with God. One source of clues for this belief is the ancient affirmations of Jesus spoken to a crowd on a hillside of Judea.

30 Aug 2019

Loved and Accepted

by markart | posted in: Faith, Inspirational, The Artist's Life | 10

It is well known that affirming one’s children is key to their future success. But all parents work within limits based on their own parents’ limited ability to love and affirm. Even when we try to be affirming, our children … Continued

24 Jul 2019

The Great Culmination

by markart | posted in: Faith, Inspirational, The Artist's Life | 4

It does not take a very discerning analysis to conclude that the driving force of most human endeavor is focused on the material world. We are all living at some level of acquiring, managing, serving, or struggling with the material … Continued

26 Jun 2019

Diversity Gravitates

by markart | posted in: Arts & Theology, Faith, Inspirational, The Artist's Life | 1

You look everywhere and see more differences than sameness. How can there be togetherness?
It is because we are all different that we can make a whole. You don’t want a puzzle with every piece the same. How would they fit together?
We open a little bit to admit some variety

25 Apr 2019

Sending Spiritual Power

by markart | posted in: Faith, Inspirational, Recommended Books, The Artist's Life | 0

Humans have the extraordinary capacity of knowing more than we can manage and imagining even more beyond that. Many empathize with needs that are beyond their ability to fulfill.

25 Mar 2019

The Thread Makes a Blanket

by markart | posted in: Faith, Inspirational, The Artist's Life | 0

One thing most of us try not to think about is how small we
are. And the more we avoid the thought the more we feel big and significant.
Occasionally we visit a big place like …

23 Feb 2019

Living Beyond Certainty

by markart | posted in: Faith, Inspirational, The Artist's Life | 2

I have caught myself blocking the thought that I could possibly be wrong. The possibility of the unknown, or lack of certainty makes me nervous, even afraid. Wrapped up in that fear is the fear of being tortured forever by … Continued

24 Jan 2019

Growing Explores the Unknown

by markart | posted in: Inspirational, Nature, Science, The Artist's Life | 0

We are created to grow: plants, beasts, humans and the universe. Optimism is the gardener’s viewpoint when planting a seed, repotting a plant, pruning limbs, and mulching the roots; long term, patient optimism about life progressing. That’s one of my … Continued

24 Oct 2018

The Values of Victimhood

by markart | posted in: Inspirational, The Artist's Life | 4

In the wake of the scandalous hearings of Brett Kavanaugh’s assumption to the Supreme Court I re-read the story of the woman making a spectacle of herself by anointing Jesus’ feet at a very exclusive dinner party (Luke 7:36-50). I … Continued

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