RELIGIOUS ART | NEWS OF WEEK

ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By Disney-Britton

Detail of artwork by Jessica Springman of Indianapolis

Did this week's mass shootings impact your Advent season? As the First Week of Advent served as a call for constraint, this Second Week reminds us that constraint is not enough. Advent is the season to prepare for Christ, but most of us are too busy worrying or celebrating. The Gospel Reading for this Second Sunday in Advent describes a multivariate reality beyond our control as John the Baptist still calls us to "prepare the way of the Lord." Only our repentance and obediance will prepare the way, and that is why Jessica Springman's artwork is our NEWS OF WEEK.

For other religious art news from across the USA, and around the world, see below:

• Buddhist Art of Week: Thomas Laird's mural photos [More News]
• Christian Art of Week: Keith Haring's "Radiant Christ" [More News]
• Hindu Art of Week: The film: “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo” [More News]
• Islamic Art of Week: Salman Toor's modern Sufism [More News]
• Jewish Art of Week: Europe's religious wars of the past [More News]

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