October 14, 2020 Stained Glass Jesus Let There Be Light: The Beauty of Christ in Stained Glass Neil Ralley’s photographs of the stained glass windows in some of the most…
October 9, 2020 The Jesus Picture Gallery The Gallery Tour Whatever the skeptics and secularists have to say about it, Jesus is alive and well within popular culture. Magazines, radio, television,…
May 10, 2020 The Christian Cross The cross is one of the earliest and most widely used Christian symbols. It represents Christianity in general and the crucifixion in particular. A…
August 5, 2019 The Sistine Chapel Michelangelo Paintings from the Sistine Chapel Come with us to Rome. Our image map brings you the painstakingly restored paintings of the Creation and…
August 4, 2019 The Human Body in Christian Symbolism Contrary to prevailing public impression, the human body has been, throughout history, and continues to be today, one of the principal symbols of the…
June 14, 2018 The Significance of Color in Christian Symbolism Color plays a crucial role in the symbolism and iconography of the Christian tradition. Here we outline the meanings associated with color in Christian…
May 30, 2018 I saw and Angel … I Saw an Angel in the Palisades Today A poem, written on a warm, summer day on a sailboat in the Hudson.
February 5, 2016 Christian Symbols Christianity is, and always has been, a faith that finds expression in highly visual ways … through painting and sculpture, image, icon, symbol, design,…
July 26, 2015 The Most Popular Picture of Jesus Warner Sallman’s “Head of Christ” is the most popular image of Jesus ever made. It is an icon of American culture. It also raises…
December 25, 2014 Sacred Spaces Churches and cathedrals, temples and mosques, sacred shrines and holy mountains, as well as rivers, lakes and streams … every religious tradition has its…
