29 January 2007
Wii would like to play
My own kid brother, getting a new video game system and then not letting his parents bring it to Ohio so the rest of his family, including his esteemed older brother and favorite nephew play with it. What a shame.
28 January 2007
My day at the Cathedral
Today was the presentation of Catholic Boy Scouting awards for our archdiocese. Last year, I was a co-counselor teaching the Pope Pius XII religious award to a group of scouts, seen here.
The cathedral, St. Peter in Chains, is built in a neo-classical Greek revival style, with a Corinthian-style colonnade in the interior, Latin inscriptions, and a large mosaic of Christ in a toga.
Christ is handing Peter the keys (of the Church, to the gates of heaven, etc) and the triple crown of the papacy floats above Peter's head. The two scenes below are images of Peter in prison in Jerusalem and Rome. The inscription is: "Et Petrus Quidem Servabatur in Carcere vinctus catenis", "and Peter was therefore kept in prison... bound with chains" (Acts 12:5).
The stations of the cross are also done in a Greek motif, using the black and white figures on a red clay background, drawing inspiration from ancient Hellenic pottery:
To give an idea of scale, the stations are 26 ft high, and 11 ft wide.
I really enjoyed seeing ancient art used to depict the Passion; I had been used to seeing more "traditional" art forms used, although St. Lawrence has icons done in a Byzantine style. Cincinnati itself is named after the Roman general Cincinnatus, who saved Rome from the Aequians in 450 BC. He is considered the model of Roman virtue - he served his country briefly, and without ambition.
And, for everybody, the DPOTD:
Cheers!!
The cathedral, St. Peter in Chains, is built in a neo-classical Greek revival style, with a Corinthian-style colonnade in the interior, Latin inscriptions, and a large mosaic of Christ in a toga.
Christ is handing Peter the keys (of the Church, to the gates of heaven, etc) and the triple crown of the papacy floats above Peter's head. The two scenes below are images of Peter in prison in Jerusalem and Rome. The inscription is: "Et Petrus Quidem Servabatur in Carcere vinctus catenis", "and Peter was therefore kept in prison... bound with chains" (Acts 12:5).
The stations of the cross are also done in a Greek motif, using the black and white figures on a red clay background, drawing inspiration from ancient Hellenic pottery:
To give an idea of scale, the stations are 26 ft high, and 11 ft wide.
I really enjoyed seeing ancient art used to depict the Passion; I had been used to seeing more "traditional" art forms used, although St. Lawrence has icons done in a Byzantine style. Cincinnati itself is named after the Roman general Cincinnatus, who saved Rome from the Aequians in 450 BC. He is considered the model of Roman virtue - he served his country briefly, and without ambition.
And, for everybody, the DPOTD:
Cheers!!
27 January 2007
Saturday
Hey look at that kid!! He's so warm and cuddly after he takes a bath and has his hair all combed nicely... look how excited he is that his whole family is coming to see him in a week! What a party that will be!!
23 January 2007
Winter in Dayton
It snowed this past weekend, so it was a good excuse to stay inside and watch football, make ice cream shakes, and the like. As you can see, we are still holding on to our Christmas tree.
20 January 2007
Sammie 2008!
Kansas Senator Sam Brownback (a Catholic!) has decided to run for president! He is pro-life, and will be attending the March for Life in Washington D.C. in 2 days! When was the last time a Presidental hopeful did that??? It's a great day to be from Kansas!!Let's start praying he can beat the other guys... and gal.
***Updates***
It's true that Sam has disagreed with the President on Iraq. I support his positions on social justice, life, economics... so do these folks... just making our support known.
11 January 2007
Beak 'em, Hawks!!
Megan wearing her oh-so-awesome KU sweatshirt today probably had something to do with this. I wonder how long our scrubs played...? Another great day for KU basketball!
07 January 2007
Dominic and Rose Baptism
Be sure to check out the new webpage with all the details about Dominic and Rose's Baptism on 3 Feb 2007; you can get to it by clicking here, or check the links page to your right.
03 January 2007
Felice anno nouvo!
Buon Natale, tutti!! We have returned from our whirlwind trip of the midwest with lots of goodies, presents, pictures, and stories. To those of you whom we were blessed to meet up with - thanks be to God!! To everyone else - maybe next time!
Grandpa Buschelman with Dom on the day before the rest of the family goes skiing.
Brian, Stephen and Megan - aunt and uncles!!
Rose, this lap ain't big enough for the two of us....
Falling asleep at the reception for our God-daughter, Annika Brandel.
McCann Family Christmas in California, MO
sleeping boy with daddy.
Great-Grandparents Buschelman
Look at that lip! He liked the bath, but not being out. And how handsome you look Dominic! Nana does such a good job!
Lil Opa and Liesel at Free State.
Grandpa Buschelman with Dom on the day before the rest of the family goes skiing.
Brian, Stephen and Megan - aunt and uncles!!
Rose, this lap ain't big enough for the two of us....
Falling asleep at the reception for our God-daughter, Annika Brandel.
McCann Family Christmas in California, MO
sleeping boy with daddy.
Great-Grandparents Buschelman
Look at that lip! He liked the bath, but not being out. And how handsome you look Dominic! Nana does such a good job!
Lil Opa and Liesel at Free State.
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