Installation view of works in the East Gallery from Zurbarán’s Jacob and His Twelve Sons: Paintings from Auckland Castle, The Frick Collection (photo: Michael Bodycomb)

A Visual Pilgrimage through Lent

A series of spiritual meditations with some help from a different art gallery each week

By Griffin Oleynick

March 31, 2018

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Lenten Hours

As Lent invites us to slow down, rich medieval art helps us see God’s presence in time

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America in the Meantime

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None of Us Faces Judgment Alone

‘Jacob and His Twelve Sons’ shows us exactly what we need to see as we continue our Lenten pilgrimage

By Griffin Oleynick

March 3, 2018

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Hunger for Home

Tarsila do Amaral’s art helps us look beyond the momentary gray of grief and revel in the unfading colors of joy

By Griffin Oleynick

March 10, 2018

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Imperfect Cities of God

This Lent, Ahmed Mater’s exhibition challenges us to scrutinize our own cities: in what ways are they changing, and for whom are they being built?

By Griffin Oleynick

March 17, 2018

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Christ in the Wreckage

Danh Vo’s art cautions us to be wary of the cheap grace that propels our headlong rush toward Easter

By Griffin Oleynick

March 24, 2018

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