Sunday, January 18, 2009

"APOSTLE" : BISHOP MICHAEL BURBIDGE, BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE OF RALEIGH

I hope that you like my latest portrait of a man that I admire deeply. Bishop Burbidge came to our Diocese from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia a little more than two years ago, but his zeal for the Gospel and his love for the people he shepherds has endeared him to us all. When he speaks, I can feel myself getting stronger. Stronger in my faith, stronger as a man, and stronger as a husband. This is the mark of a great leader and a great pastor. This is why I chose to draw him speaking. The drawing is from an excellent photograph by my friend Paul Tomas. I hope he likes it!

This drawing is the first in a series I have on a fast track to prepare for Ignited by Truth, the Catholic Conference to be held in Raleigh the week of February 13th. I am going to be drawing portraits of the keynote speakers, to be assembled into an IBT 2009 poster. Thank you for following this blog and for your patience with the infrequency of new posts! It takes a while to put this stuff together!

To see an example of the great gift of preaching that Bishop Burbidge has been blessed with, please enjoy the following video. In this video Bishop Burbidge is delivering a homily, or sermon, to a large group of married couples celebrating their anniversaries.

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