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Saint Rosalie Interceding for the Plague-stricken of Palermo, by Anthony van Dyck, c. 1624. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, United States.

Saint Rosalie and the Plague

March 6, 2020March 6, 2020 Karina Tabone 4 Comments Church Legend, Death, Saint Rosalie, Saints

What exactly would you do if you were stuck in quarantine? That is a real question that many of us

The Madonna of the Rabbit, by Titian, c. 1530. Louvre Museum, Paris, France.

A Hidden Tragedy

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 Karina Tabone 1 Comment Death, Jesus Christ, Madonna and Child, Mary

Not too long ago, my five-year-old was showing me her shirt, which had a cute bunny rabbit on it, and

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

The Triumph of Death, by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, c. 1562-63. Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Let’s Talk About Millstones

August 18, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 16th Century Art, Current Events, Death, Last Judgment, Macabre, Sin

In my last blog, I quoted a section of Matthew 18, which said the following: Which begs the question… what

The Agony in the Garden, by Jacques Callot, c. 1625. Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth, United Kingdom. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

The Power of Prayer

November 7, 2017April 13, 2018 Karina Tabone 1 Comment 17th Century Art, Agony in the Garden, Bible, Church, Death, Evil, Martyr, Prayer, Sorrowful Mysteries, St. Peter, Suffering

Yet another mass shooting has occurred — this time, the target was a Baptist church in Texas during their Sunday

Happy All Souls Day!

November 2, 2017April 13, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 15th Century Art, Death, Feast Day, Purgatory

Happy All Souls Day! This is the day where we remember all the souls that have passed on from this

A Vision of Hell

October 31, 2017April 13, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 16th Century Art, Christ, Death, Evil, Hell, Macabre

Happy Halloween, everyone! And what better way to end this blog series of macabre religious art with a picture of

Saint Jerome Writing, by Caravaggio, c. 1605-06. Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Memento Mori

October 26, 2017April 13, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 17th Century Art, Church History, Death, Heaven, Macabre, Saints, Tradition

Today when my daughter came downstairs for breakfast, she asked excitedly, “Is it Halloween?!” Then, when I told her no,

How to Survive the End Times

August 11, 2017April 12, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 15th Century Art, Christ, Cross, Death, End Times, Hell, Last Judgment, Purgatory

The other day when I was watching a lecture on Youtube, the professor made a joke that some people looked