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Madonna and Child Amidst the Flowers

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments Jesus Christ, Madonna and Child, Mary, Symbolism

It’s that time of the year again! As I type this blog up, I am drinking a  homemade peppermint mocha

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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

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The Hidden Rosary Beads and the Transfiguration

December 1, 2018 Karina Tabone 3 Comments 16th Century Art, Church History, Jesus Christ, Luminous Mysteries, Rosary, Transfiguration

The Luminous Mysteries is a very new set of mysteries! And by very new, I mean that it was added

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Illustrating the Proclamation of the Kingdom of God

November 28, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 16th Century Art, 19th Century Art, Jesus Christ, Luminous Mysteries, Ministry, Miracles, Proclamation of the Kingdom of God

When I first started selecting artworks for my book, The Luminous Mysteries, most of the mysteries were fairly easy to

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Christ in Chaos

November 27, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 16th Century Art, Jesus Christ, Luminous Mysteries, Mary, Wedding at Cana

When I was a little girl, I remember that my mom got one of those free Christian art calendars that

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Baptism

November 26, 2018November 26, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments Baptism, Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, Jesus Christ, Luminous Mysteries, St. John the Baptist

Okay! So, I am probably the worst book saleswoman ever and almost forgot to finish my blog series about the

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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

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The Importance of Prayer

November 14, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 15th Century Art, Jesus Christ, Mary, Prayer, Virgin and Child

One of the things that I find fascinating is portraits of donors praying. Donors would commission these artworks depicting a

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A Party of Saints!

November 1, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 16th Century Art, Coronation, Feast Day, Glorious Mysteries, Heaven, Holy Trinity, Jesus Christ, Mary, Saints

Happy All Saints Day! It’s a day that we celebrate the saints — both the ones that we know and

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The Monster Inside Us

October 26, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments Carrying Cross, Cross, Jesus Christ, Macabre, Passion, Sin, Sorrowful Mysteries

It’s that time again! Pumpkin spice everything, candy is on sale, and costumes galore! It is also the time that

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