A New Pope, A Shared Calling
This is old news, but I just have to comment! With the release of white smoke from the Sistine Chapel, the world was given a new leader of the Catholic Church: Pope Leo XIV. Elected by a two-thirds majority of cardinals in the sacred setting of the Conclave, this moment wasn’t just historical — it…
God Reaching Out to Man; Man Reaching Out for God
At the discipleship training I attend on Tuesday nights, this beautiful picture of Michelangelo’s painting of “The Creation of Adam”, on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, was shown on a large screen. This famous image is God and Adam reaching for each other with their arms outstretched. It took Michelangelo four years, from 1508-1512,…