Stations of the Cross: Station 4 (Maria McDowell)

Station 4 - Jesus Meets His Afflicted Mother

"Where, like Mary, do our joy and grief come together in jarring dissonance?"

Narrated by the Rev'd Dr. Maria McDowell, Rector of St. Philip the Deacon in Portland.

In this episode:

• Art: Woman’s Head by Moissaye Marans, n.d. 
  • All art featured in this audio pilgrimage series is drawn from "Stations of the Cross at SAAM," developed by Victoria Emily Jones of Art & Theology, and is part of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington DC.
  • View full Stations of the Cross at SAAM. 
• Music: Improvisations by Katie Burk (Improvisation 1) & Bruce Neswick (Improvisation 2), Organ Scholar & Canon for Cathedral Music at Trinity Cathedral
• Poetry: "To Poets Who Have Rebelled," by Pauli Murray

For a version of this episode with closed-captioning, view it on our YouTube channel.

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