I am very excited about this new project, one that I have been thinking about ever since I first saw the incredible photography of Paul Tomas. Paul is a professional photographer who specializes in the types of things you would expect a photographer to: Weddings, Portraits, special events, etc. and his work, as you can see, is stunning. Paul is unique in the extra category of work on his website entitled "Liturgical." Here Paul has available a gallery of wonderful photographs taken at big Catholic events in the life of our Diocese. (the March for Life, Corpus Christi, Priestly Ordination, etc.) I was especially drawn to Paul's striking portraits of Priests that I know and love. These intimate portraits capture I think the unique character of each of these men of God, and each image seems to speak of the Joy of a Priestly life that is lived well.
From this inspiration I had the idea to propose a collaborative project to Paul for the purpose of promoting vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life in our Diocese. My proposal was to assemble drawings rendered from Paul's photographs of our Priests, and to produce a poster that highlights the joy of the Priesthood rightly lived. I am delighted that Paul agreed. This drawing of Bishop Michael F. Burbidge (Diocese of Raleigh) and of Bishop Peter J. Jugis (Diocese of Charlotte) is the first of many images that I hope to complete from Paul's work. The photograph was taken at the NC March for Life this past year, and it is simply the best photograph of these two "Shepherds" that I have seen. Below is a very rough prototype of the theme that I have in mind for this project. Many thanks to Paul for his gracious willingness to allow me to benefit from his work in this way. Please visit http://www.paultomas.com/
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