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The Anointing
I have rules for myself when I’m making pictures, which I almost never break. And so, when I was in the Methodist church right before I visited this one, I went to the pulpit and looked around, and checked out the view from the organ. But in a Catholic church? I don’t go past the railing. It’s a Rule.
But I have been known to lean back against it to get a particular shot. Like this one right here. The placement of Jesus’s cross in the shot was important to me, so a certain amount of railing-lean was required.
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church
High Hill, Texas
photographed 1.12.2018
to be attached to holiness
And so, after a brief stop at an unadorned Methodist church, I resumed my painted-church tour.
The next one I found was in High Hill, where I found this little altar around the corner from the main entrance, tucked in beside a crooked column. There was a barricade around the altar, so I wasn’t able to examine the things that had been left there. (There were also some other people in the church which sort of…hindered my exploration. If you know what I mean.)
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church
High Hill, Texas
photographed 1.12.2018
From on high
My purpose on a recent road trip was to look at painted churches in the area around Schulenberg, Texas, but then I got distracted by a little Methodist church…
You know how I am.
Freyburg United Methodist Church
Freyburg, Texas
photographed 1.12.2018
These breathing shadows
This image brought to mind the same song I referenced yesterday, Celestial Horses by Bruce Cockburn (of course!). The specific lines this calls up are:
Even at the heart of these breathing shadows
You can feel us gathering at the door
St. Mary’s Church of the Assumption
Praha, Texas
photographed 1.12.2018
“but the Light comes pounding through”
I think this is my favorite photo I made inside the church – I’m always a fan of stained glass and how it manipulates the light passing through it.
And you know how sometimes things I see remind me of (usually random) song lyrics? This time it was the line “and the Light comes bounding through” from Bruce Cockburn’s song “Celestial Horses.” Give it a listen. If you want.
St. Mary’s Church of the Assumption
Praha, Texas
photographed 1.12.2018
One Day | One Image 