The medium forms a part of the artist’s devoted message. “I use acrylic,” Larry Skinner said, “because it’s very forgiving.” A bit later, with a knowing smile, he acknowledged that the ...

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What if Jesus’ cross really is a healing burden? John tells us, in the gospel read at the liturgy for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, that God did not send the Son to judge the world — krino, in Greek.

Gently but firmly correcting their perception of “success,” Jesus invites them to remember what is truly important.

The slowness to depict Jesus on a cross was not about a general sensibility to the visual arts, although they do seem to have been very selective in what they did portray.

The sayings of Jesus on the cross end where they began, with one word: “Father.” With the last breath that he can draw, Jesus wants to say his favourite word.