Holy Icons originated in the very early centuries of Christianity, hundreds of years before the great schism that separated the Eastern Church from the Western Church. Today, new Christian icons are being painted by Orthodox, Catholics, and Protestants.

Christianity is an evangelistic religion, and Christ came to bring the message of salvation to the poor, the sick, and the dying, without discriminating as to their standing in a church, sacred imagery belongs to all people. It exists for the purpose of bringing all people into a closer relationship with Christ.

New Icons for Saint Patrick’s Church, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

A New Icon was commissioned for Saint Patrick’s Church, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Father Aidan and the St. Patrick Liturgy Committee created a beautiful booklet with each scene from his life in the Icon accompanied by the story so that people could understand more fully how Saint Patrick’s faith and love of God resulted in the Christianization of Ireland. It’s a beautiful book!

And now we have just delivered their beautiful, life sized Icon of the Blessed Mother.   Here is a link to my blog article about it.    

Because of the success of the Saint Patrick book created by the Liturgy Committee, there will be a second book, this one on the Blessed Mother Icon. These books help visitors to the Church to understand the meaning and significance of the stories contained in the Icons.

Eyes Of Fire Icon Book

In my new book recently published on Amazon, “Eyes of Fire :  How Icons Saved My Life As An Artist”, I share not only my story of how I became an Iconographer, but also share the history and development of God’s Presence in art from the first centuries to the present times. 

For my students and those interested in how to create Icons using classical painting methods of using egg tempera paints, I have also included an Appendix filled with information and explanations of the steps to write an Icon.

You won’t want to miss this book if you love art and Icons!  Makes a great Christmas Gift!