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Yes, They Know It’s Christmas in Africa

December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 17th Century Art, Christmas, Madonna and Child, Music

Can we just get a little bit honest here? At my home, we’ve been listening to Christmas music pretty much

Last Supper, by Benjamin West, c. 1786. Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan, United States. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

The Darker Side of the Eucharist

December 1, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 16th Century Art, 17th Century Art, 18th Century Art, Apostles, Bible, Eucharist, Jesus Christ, Judas, Last Supper, Luminous Mysteries

When I was looking for the scripture passage to accompany the Institution of the Eucharist for my newest book, The

Christ Triumphing Over Death and Sin, by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1615-16. Musées de la Ville de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

King of the Universe

November 26, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 17th Century Art, Death, Glory, Jesus Christ, King, Sin

I have several sick children to take care of (no, really, I had to miss mass today because I was

St. John the Baptist Preaching, by Mattia Preti, c. 1665. Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California, United States. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Praying for Our Preachers!

November 10, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 17th Century Art, Ministry, St. John the Baptist

Have you ever had to listen to a homily that was just… bad? That happened not too long ago. I

The Temptation of St. Anthony, by Joos van Craesbeeck, c. 1650. Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

The Temptation of Saint Anthony

October 29, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 17th Century Art, Church Legend, Macabre, Saints

One of the things I like to meditate on is: what is keeping me from being a saint? I mean,

Ecce Homo, by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1612. State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Ecce Homo

October 17, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 17th Century Art, Bible, Crowning of Thorns, Ecce Homo, Jesus Christ, Passion, Rosary, Sorrowful Mysteries

When I first started searching artwork to go along with the mysteries of the Rosary, I was a bit confused.

Birth of the Virgin, by Francesco Solimena, c. 1690. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, United States. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

The Birth of the Virgin

September 8, 2018 Karina Tabone 1 Comment 17th Century Art, Feast Day, Mary, Parenting with Christ, Tradition

And… it’s time to celebrate a birthday! And by birthday, I mean Mother Mary’s birthday! Hooray! Last year, I showed

The Parable of the Mote and the Beam, by Domenico Fetti, c. 1619. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York New York, United States. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

The Mote and the Beam

August 11, 2018August 11, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 17th Century Art, Gospel, Ministry, Parable

Jesus was a pretty funny fellow! And I don’t mean that in an irreverent way. Far from it! Jesus is

Saint John the Baptist Pointing to Christ in a Landscape, by Carlo Maratti, c. 1656. Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Christ From a Distance

August 2, 2018August 2, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 17th Century Art, Christ, St. John the Baptist

One of the biggest reasons that I am drawn to these pictures of St. John the Baptist is because many

St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness, by Caravaggio, c. 1604-05. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

The Discernment of St. John the Baptist

July 26, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 17th Century Art, St. John the Baptist, Vocation

There are a lot of pictures of St. John the Baptist as a young boy, looking all cute and playing with

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