Deacon Lawrence, Author at Queen of Peace Media

From the Gospels: Handling Rejection

Posted by Deacon Lawrence | A Catholic Deacon reflects on Faith, Art, and Our Spiritual Journey (by Lawrence Klimecki)

“when we do encounter rejection we have to consider that we have failed in our mission to...

Artists Must Live for Christ

Posted by Deacon Lawrence | A Catholic Deacon reflects on Faith, Art, and Our Spiritual Journey (by Lawrence Klimecki)

For the Artist this means we must deeply consider our vocation, John Paul II described it as a vocation of beauty. Do we work to bring beauty to the world? Do we use our gifts to lift peoples hearts and minds to God?

Loaves, Fish, and Artistic Talent

Posted by Deacon Lawrence | A Catholic Deacon reflects on Faith, Art, and Our Spiritual Journey (by Lawrence Klimecki)

“Art for Art’s Sake” is a phrase coined about 200 years ago to express a philosophy that the true value of art lies in the art itself; that art should be divorced from any instructive, moral, or useful function. In other words, “true art” serves only itself.

Sacrifice and the Christian Artist

Posted by Deacon Lawrence | A Catholic Deacon reflects on Faith, Art, and Our Spiritual Journey (by Lawrence Klimecki), Find Your Way Home

The spirit of the age would have us believe that sacrifice is what the artist does for the sake of his art, not for other people. An artist will sacrifice stability, income, comfort, acceptance, all for the sake of indulging his creative muse.
But that is not why we are here, it is not our purpose in life.

A 12th Century Letter To The Artist

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Somewhere around the year 1122 AD, Benedictine artist/monk Roger of Helmarshausen, under the pseudonym Theophilus, wrote a treatise on artistic crafts titled ON DIVERS ARTS. It is the oldest surviviving manuscript on the arts written by a practicing artist. It describes 12th century techniques in painting, glass, and metalwork. This is Theophilus’ prologue to the work, a moving letter to artists and craftsmen, in which he reminds us of the source of our gifts and the necessity of humility, generosity, gratitude, and an appreciation for our share in God’s creating power.

Make Better Art, Be Better Artists

Posted by Deacon Lawrence | A Catholic Deacon reflects on Faith, Art, and Our Spiritual Journey (by Lawrence Klimecki)

“Christian art” suffers something of an identity crisis. The most gifted and talented artists often shun the label because there is so much bad art that is labeled “Christian.” How doe we redeem the concept of Christian art? We can start by making better art.

On Divers Arts – A Letter from the 12th Century

Posted by Deacon Lawrence | A Catholic Deacon reflects on Faith, Art, and Our Spiritual Journey (by Lawrence Klimecki)

Somewhere around the year 1122 AD, Benedictine artist/monk Roger of Helmarshausen, under the pseudonym Theophilus, wrote a treatise on artistic crafts titled ON DIVERS ARTS. It is the oldest surviviving manuscript on the arts written by a practicing artist. It describes 12th century techniques in painting, glass, and metalwork. This is Theophilus’ prologue to the work, a moving letter to artists and craftsmen, in which he reminds us of the source of our gifts and the necessity of humility, generosity, gratitude, and an appreciation for our share in God’s creating power.