Passion Archives - Q Spirit

New gay Passion of Christ art makes its Holy Week debut: The Large Passion

by Kittredge Cherry | | April 1-15, Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision

A dark-skinned Jesus appears in a second, larger gay vision of Christ’s Passion. Prints of the Large Passion are being released for first time ever in April 2025. Artist Doug Blanchard expands on the success of his first version of “The Passion of Christ: A Gay...

Trinity Sunday: Holy Spirit blesses same-sex couple as Gay Passion of Christ series ends

by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar, June 1-15, Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision

Celebrate Trinity Sunday with visionary LGBTQ resources, including the last image from the gay Passion of Christ series, an icon of a Trinity with rainbow halos, the “Sparkle Creed” and “Rainbow Trinity Prayer.” The Holy Spirit blesses God and Christ as a same-sex...

Pentecost: Holy Spirit brings LGBTQ visions

by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar, June 1-15, Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision

Pentecost celebrates the Holy Spirit, an important aspect of God for LGBTQ people and our allies. The Spirit brings flaming gender fluidity and inspires change in the church. On Pentecost the church remembers the descent of the Holy Spirit onto the apostles in tongues...

Ascension Day: Jesus Returns to God (Gay Passion of Christ series)

by Kittredge Cherry | | Calendar, May 15-31, Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision

Celebrate Ascension Day with a painting of Christ embraced by a winged man in “Jesus Returns to God,” the most controversial image in Doug Blanchard’s gay Passion of Christ series. This year Ascension Day is May 29, 2025. Christian tradition emphasizes that the...

Day 8: Jesus rises, appears to Mary and friends, and more (Gay Passion of Christ series)

by Kittredge Cherry | | April 16-30, Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision

“I am the resurrection and the life.” — John 11:25 (RSV) A handsome young Christ in blue jeans leads a joyous jailbreak in “The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision,” a series of 24 paintings by Douglas Blanchard. He holds hands with a prisoner as he steps upward,...

Day 7: Jesus is buried and rests among the dead (Gay Passion of Christ series)

by Kittredge Cherry | | Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision

“They took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom.” — John 19:40 (RSV) A mother mourns her dead son in “Jesus is Buried” from “The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision,” a series of 24 paintings by Douglas Blanchard....

Day 6B: Jesus dies (Gay Passion of Christ series)

by Kittredge Cherry | | Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision

“While the sun’s light failed… he breathed his last.” — Luke 23:44-46 “Jesus Dies” places Christ’s crucifixion against a 21st-century city skyline in “The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision,” a series of 24 paintings by Douglas Blanchard. The art and...

Day 6A: Jesus is mocked, beaten, goes to his execution and is nailed to the cross (Gay Passion of Christ series)

by Kittredge Cherry | | Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision

“Soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him.” — Luke 23:11 (RSV) Marine look-alikes torment a naked prisoner in “Jesus Before the Soldiers” from “The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision,” a series of 24 paintings by Douglas Blanchard. Jesus kneels,...

Day 5: Jesus before the people (Gay Passion of Christ series)

by Kittredge Cherry | | Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision

“Behold the man!” — John 19:5 (RSV) An angry mob confronts a young man in “Jesus Before the People” from “The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision,” a series of 24 paintings by Douglas Blanchard. Jesus stands alone, handcuffed and motionless in the shadows,...

Day 4: Jesus before the priests and magistrate (Gay Passion of Christ series)

by Kittredge Cherry | | Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision

“One of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, ‘Is that how you answer the high priest?’” — John 18:22 (RSV) A guard hits Jesus in a house of worship while clergymen do nothing, indifferent to the violence in “Jesus Before the...