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.
Christ clears the temple (John 2:13-17)
The story of Christ driving merchants from the Temple is a critique of those who wish to profit from religion.
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)
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.
The Prophet Malachi speaks of the Messiah’s temple
21st December “Behold, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me. And suddenly the Lord whom you seek will come to the temple.” (Malachi 3:1) The book of Malachi was written after the reconstruction of the Temple of Jerusalem by Zeru
The Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32)
The parable of the prodigal son tells the story of a man who squanders his inheritance in a foreign land, hits rock bottom, and then returns home to his loving father, who instantly welcomes him home.