Contemporary Art in Catholic churches
Contemporary art, including sculpture, stained glass and innovative iconography, finds a home in Catholic spaces across the UK.
The Parables of Christ
The gospels are full of short stories and sayings, called ‘parables’, that Christ used to teach people about the Kingdom of God.
The Creation of the World (Genesis 1:1-2:3)
The book of Genesis tells the story of the creation of the world, describing its richness, diversity and harmony.
10. The Holy Name of Jesus
“On the eighth day, when the time for the child’s circumcision had arrived, he was given the name Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he had been conceived in the womb.” (Luke 2:21)
9. The Childhood of Christ
“Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and he was obedient to them. His mother pondered all these things in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and in age and in grace with God and men.” (Luke 2:50-51)
7. Christ appears to all of his disciples (Mark 16:9-14)
Jesus appeared to his disciples in a variety of ways - to Mary Magdalene, at the tomb, to two others on the road to Emmaus and to the rest, at table.
2. The Women find an Empty Tomb (Matthew 28:1-10)
The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid! I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised, as he promised he would be. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples
1. The Resurrection of Christ (Acts 10:37-43)
They put him to death by hanging him on a tree, but God raised him to life on the third day and allowed him to be seen not by all the people but by witnesses who were chosen by God in advance—by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the
Jonah and the Whale (Jonah 2:1-10)
This Prophet Jonah spent three days in the belly of a whale, a story that later became a symbol of the Resurrection of Christ.
+ Fifth Luminous Mystery: The Institution of the Eucharist
The Fifth Luminous Mystery of the Rosary is the Institution of the Eucharist. It's a meditation on Christ's introduction of the Eucharist while at table with the apostles, at the Last Supper.