Render Unto Caesar …



Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap him in what he said. So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one; for you do not regard people with partiality. Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?" But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, "Why are you putting me to the test, you hypocrites? Show me the coin used for the tax." And they brought him a denarius. Then he said to them, "Whose head is this, and whose title?" They answered, "The emperor's." Then he said to them, "Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor's, and to God the things that are God's." When they heard this, they were amazed; and they left him and went away.

Matthew 22:15-22

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Tribute Money

MASACCIO

1426-27

Fresco

The Brancacci Chapel in Santa Maria del Carmine

Florence

http://www.biblical-art.com/artwork.asp?id_artwork=5321&showmode=Full

The Cappella Brancacci is a tiny chapel reached through the cloisters of the otherwise pretty plain Santa Maria del Carmine Church due to the fact that most of the church was destroyed in a fire in 1771. It is considered a miracle that the Brancacci and Corsini Chapels survived the intense fire that destroyed everything else in less than 4 hours. The Church belongs to the Carmelite order, and like San Lorenzo, offers an unfinished façade.

Two layers of frescoes commissioned in 1424 by Felice Brancacci, a wealthy Florentine merchant and statesman, illustrate the life of St. Peter. The frescoes were designed by Masolino da Panicale, who began painting them with his pupil Masaccio. In 1428 Masaccio took over from Masolino but died later that year, aged 27, and the remaining parts were completed by Filippino Lippi in the 1480s.

The chapel was recently superbly restored, with the removal of accumulated candle soot and layers of 18th century egg-based gum which had formed a mold. The frescoes have an intense radiance, making it possible to see very clearly the shifts in emphasis between Masolino's work and that of Masaccio (contrast the serenity of Masolino's Temptation of Adam and Eve with the excruciating agony of Masaccio's Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise).

The restoration also highlights Masaccio's mastery of chiaroscuro (light and shade), which, combined with his grasp of perspective, created much marvel and was consciously copied by the Florentine painters of the 15th century. His depiction of St. Peter healing the sick (left of the altar, lower register) showed beggars and cripples with revolutionary realism. The colors are so vivid today that it is hard to believe they were painted over five centuries ago.

http://www.visitflorence.com/florence-churches/cappella-brancacci.html

 

 

 

 

 

There is no true wealth beyond a man's need.

~ Kahlil Gibran

 

 

 

Money has never yet made anyone rich.

~ Seneca

 

 

 

 

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Some of our Wednesday Breakfast group:

Peggy Durham, Gina Pierce, Roy and Carolyn McCants

 

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Jeanne and I had a delicious dinner at Bella Bistro before going to our play.

 

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The play was very well done … and very intense.

 

 

Volunteer Appreciation Dinner

Life Care Center of Evergreen

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The Activities People

Back: Arlene Hicks, Debbie McClung
Front: Sharon Reid, Marilyn Herrs (Activities Director), Christine Clark, Kris Samuelson

 

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Chef Larry Walker and crew outdid themselves!

 

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Special Awards went to these outstanding people:

Mike and Linda Waldvogle, Tori Gruber (Youth Award), Gerda Ceremsak

(Mike’s mother is one of our Memories in the Making artists!)

 

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Holly asking for help at Rotary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

May you walk in the center of your life in balance and abundance.

~ Dakota/Lakota saying

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 16, 2011 Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

 

Previous OPQs may be found at:

       http://www.dotjack.com/opq.htm

 

 

 

Agnus Day, by James Wetzstein

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Agnus Day appears with the permission of www.agnusday.org

 

 

 

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http://www.thebackpew.com/backpew/0_caesars.htm

 

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http://www.cruzblanca.org/hermanoleon/sem/a/to/29_denario/29.htm

 

 

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Exodus 33:12-23

Psalm 99:1-9

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Matthew 22:15-22