It's amazing what you think about in church. This past Palm Sunday as the well intentioned, but lengthy service dragged on, I couldn't help but be envious of the napping 5 year old sprawled out in the pew in front me. Kneel, sit, stand, snooze? I can't imagine the Pope finding that kosher anytime soon. As I struggled to maintain focus, my attention drifted from the sermon, to the singing, to backs of heads, to stained glass, to crying babies, to light fixtures, and so on. I eventually zeroed in on the altar and the large crucifix as its focal point. Having done my share of parish hopping/sampling over the years, I started thinking about the various artistic interpretations of this hallowed symbol over time and over the world. The cross seems like a form ripe for creativity. While I may have personally only seen a few dozen, there must be thousands or millions out there. From mini to massive, realistic to abstract, sacred to sacrilegious. Here's a quick sampling I found online.
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