{"id":14254,"date":"2025-05-30T13:01:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T17:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/?p=14254"},"modified":"2025-05-30T13:04:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T17:04:03","slug":"remembering-joan-of-arc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/saints\/remembering-joan-of-arc\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Joan of Arc"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Feast of St. Joan of Arc!<\/p>\n<p>When I was in a difficult stretch a few years back, Joan of Arc became my guide and inspiration. I had the image you see here hanging on the door of my former office (now in my home office). I had a statue of her leading the battle charge on my office table (now in my living room). I have socks with her image on them. I have a t-shirt with her image and her famous statement: \u201cI am not afraid; I was born for this.\u201d And I have begun making my own mixed-media interpretations of her in a series I call Joan of Art. (See two images below)<\/p>\n<p>Let us not forget how Joan was treated during her lifetime \u2014 accused of witchcraft, heresy, cross-dressing, and more, and eventually burned at the stake. Now the Church celebrates her as a hero and a saint. No matter how she was treated, no matter how many threats, she never wavered in what she believed was her calling. May Joan of Arc inspire us to live out our purpose on this earth, even when others doubt or challenge us. Even when our own Church doubts or challenges us. Who is God calling you to be? Do that, and do not be afraid.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14257\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14257\" class=\"wp-image-14257 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Joan-of-Art-1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Mixed media image of Joan of Arc by Mary DeTurris Poust\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joan of Art 1\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14256\" style=\"width: 245px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14256\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14256\" src=\"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Joan-of-Art-2-e1748624360566-235x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Joan of Art 2 Mixed media creation by Mary DeTurris Poust\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joan of Art 2<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mixed media images by Mary DeTurris Poust (do not reproduce)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Feast of St. Joan of Arc! 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