For Day 2 of her “Gay Passion of Christ series” , Jesus drives out the money changers and preaches in the Temple, Kittredge Cherry analyses two images, reflecting on the Gospel texts they illustrate. The first of these, gives the incident where…
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Gay Passion of Christ: Jesus Enters the City
“God has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.” — Isaiah 61:1 (Inclusive Language Lectionary) God’s solidarity with people amid human suffering is…
Christ Has Died; Christ Is Risen; Christ Will Come Again!
Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of God has risen upon you. – Isaiah 60:1 Christ lives! ….. The mystery of resurrection replaced the law of cause and effect with a new reality: the law of love.…
The Temple Veil Was Torn in Two; The Dead Awaken; The Resurrection Begins!
The story of the Passion is so familiar, so overpowering, that usually I have little to say about it, feeling that I can have nothing to add that is new, and not wanting to simply repeat old platitudes. It is…
The Queer Passion, in Art: The Crucifixion
I continue with links to the Jesus in Love series on the Queer Passion, as depicted in the paintings of David Blanchard. Once again, for each post I include a link, the text that Kittredge uses to begin her reflection,…
The Queer Passion, in Art: “They Killed a Faggot!”
Easter Saturday occupies an odd kind of place in the Easter triduum, bridging the solemnity and awe of Good Friday and the celebration of the Resurrection on Easter Sunday. Kittredge Cherry has two posts which bridge the passage from the…
The Queer Passion, in Art: The Garden, Arrest and Trial
As we move deeper into the Easter Triduum, with the most solemn day of the liturgical year, I continue with some links to Kittredge Cherry’s series on the Queer Passion, in Art – her reflections on the extended series of…
