art'S ARCHIVE

• Into the Stations

  
  

  • By Amy Brandt
  • On April 19, 2019

  Editor’s Note: DC Service Corps member, Amy Brandt gives a behind the scenes look at the motivation and process of her interpretation of the Stations of the Cross. This Lent I had the opportunity to […]

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• A Blessed Ending

  
  

  • By Cindy Mizes
  • On October 15, 2018

  Editor’s Note: Missioner Cindy Mizes reflects on the beauty of life as she led an art project for the patients at Consie Walters Cancer Care hospice in Kingston, Jamaica. On one of my recent visits […]

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• Beneath the Paint

  
  

  • By Allison Dethlefs
  • On November 16, 2017

  Editor’s note: Missioner Allison Dethlefs reflects on the transformative process of an art project with the girls at Nuestra Casa in Cochabamba, Bolivia. It started out as a boredom prevention project. The girls at Nuestra […]

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• Shall We Dance? A Color Meditation on Letting Go

  
  

  • By Guest Blogger
  • On February 25, 2016

  Editor’s Note: Returned missioner Rosanna Ferraro-Jensen uses color and creative expression to reflect on the idea of our relationship with God as a continuous invitation to dance.  “Every Child Has known God” (Hafiz, 1320-1389) Every child has […]

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• Street Art – Cochabamba Style

  
  

  • By Hady Mendez
  • On June 9, 2015

  I’ve always been a fan of street art. After all, I grew up in NYC in 70s and 80s. The time when hip-hop was born and you couldn’t walk down a street or onto a […]

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• Art from the Angels

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On May 27, 2015

  Not only did the guests of our World Care Benefit and Celebration come away with hearing some amazing and inspirational speeches, but they were also lucky enough to go home with Guatemalan art work. We […]

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• Bringing Beauty to the World

  
  

  • By Mary and Nate Mortenson
  • On July 9, 2014

  Lay missioner Mary Mortenson reflects on her time with an artist cooperative in Cochabamba, Bolivia.  Last year, when I was still stateside, I was exploring and working with clay almost everyday. I rented studio space […]

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• San Damiano Cross: Telling the History of Christ’s Passion

  
  

  • By Fr. George Corrigan, OFM
  • On October 5, 2012

  The San Damiano cross is the large Romanesque rood cross that hung in the abandoned chapel near Assisi. While still in his early 20’s and seeking his place in the world, Francis of Assisi was […]

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• Prayers for Christmas: Art and Sharing

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On December 16, 2011

  Photo from flickr, localjapantimes Today’s prayer for Christmas comes from Andrew Kaleya, a Zambian artist and friend of missioners Sandra and Bryce Bradford. “My prayer is to support my family through art in this coming […]

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