Deacon Lawrence, Author at Queen of Peace Media

What the Holy Trinity Tells Us About Ourselves

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As we are made in the likeness of God, we are a people of community based on love. We are meant to share our lives with each other

The Holy Spirit Does This…

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Through us the Holy Spirit works to bring all of humanity back to God. What was dispersed at the Tower of Babel is brought back together at Pentecost.

The Dancing Bear and The Hidden Messiah

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“Our perception of things is affected by what we expect to see.” The Dancing Bear? Did...

This is the Power of Beauty

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“This is the power of Beauty, to transform our souls, our spiritual nature, to the state God...

How to Forgive

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

Forgiveness is a habit, and like all habits it is one we need to practice on a daily basis until it comes to us as naturally as anger and resentment do.

When Is An Artist Like A Prophet?

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All artists, of every type, act as a prophet when he or she creates work that participates in the role of the prophet, reminding us of our relationship to God and of our status as God’s children.

This is the Life’s Work of the Artist

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As a work that gives glory to God we cannot weaken or cease our work. If we continue, always learning, always forming ourselves, always following the path God has set us upon, then we will remain strong, even in our old age.

Fighting the Good Fight

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

pursuing profit solely for its own sake is not a generous use of our gifts. We have been entrusted with a task, a very specific way to accomplish that task, and very little time to do it.

Art, Artists, and a Theology of Beauty, part III

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

Beauty then is the unique vocation of the artist. His talent has been given him to explore this vocation. His work reflects the splendor of God, brings hope and joy to His people, and lifts hearts and minds to His divine beauty. Through artistic ability, and with the help of the Holy Spirit, the artist is called upon to unite the primal beauty of creation with the divine beauty of God. Like everyone else his ultimate destiny is to forever sing the praises of God.

Art, Artists, and a Theology of Beauty, part II

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

The greater the degree to which a person pursues the spiritual, the more the divine light of the Holy Spirit shines from within and the more beautiful that person becomes. A truly spiritual person is not only good but also beautiful in that they reflect the divine beauty.