Parenting with Christ Archives - Illustrated Prayer

Angels Entertaining the Holy Child, by Marianne Stokes, c. 19th century. Private collection. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Wide Awake

January 10, 2019January 10, 2019 Karina Tabone 0 Comments Baby Jesus, Jesus Christ, Mary, Parenting with Christ

HI. Guess who has two thumbs and finally fell asleep sometime after four o’clock in the morning last night? If

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Presentation in the Temple, by Duccio di Buoninsegna, c. 1308-11. Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena, Italy. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

To the Lord!

October 11, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 14th Century Art, Joyful Mysteries, Parenting with Christ, Personal, Presentation, Rosary

This weekend, we are finally(!) baptizing our eight-month-old daughter! Honestly, it’s been too long… the baptism gown that her sister

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The Virgin with Child, by Gerard David, c. 1520. Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Playing with Beads

October 6, 2018 Karina Tabone 2 Comments 16th Century Art, Baby Jesus, Mary, Parenting with Christ, Rosary

The month of October is dedicated to the Rosary! In fact, October 7 is the day in which we celebrate

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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

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Suffer the Little Children, by Carl Heinrich Bloch, c. 19th century. Museum of Natural History, Frederiksborg Slot, Hillerød, Denmark. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Suffer the Little Children

August 16, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 19th Century Art, Bible, Current Events, Gospel, Jesus, Parenting with Christ

Before bedtime prayers with the kids, my husband and I read the daily mass readings out loud for everyone. I

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Noah's Family Assembling Animals before the Ark, by Jan van Kessel II, c. 1660. Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Herding Cats… Literally!

May 30, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 17th Century Art, Noah's Ark, Old Testament, Parenting with Christ, Patriarch

As a mom of three very young kids, I can attest that much of my time is spent making sure

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The Virgin Nursing the Child, by Luis de Morales, c. 1560-65. Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

The Nursing Child

December 30, 2017April 14, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 16th Century Art, Child Jesus, Jesus, Mary, Parenting with Christ

One of the biggest surprises to me as a new mother was just the sheer importance of nursing for both

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Madonna of the Book

December 22, 2017April 14, 2018 Karina Tabone 1 Comment 15th Century Art, Jesus, Mary, Parenting with Christ

For today, I would like to share one of my favorite images! Honestly, it is probably one of my all-time

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Christ in the House of His Parents, by John Everett Millais, c. 1849-50. Tate Britain, London, England. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Finding Joy in Messiness

December 20, 2017April 14, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 19th Century Art, Holy Family, John the Baptist, Joseph, Mary, Parenting with Christ

Last Sunday, it was Gaudete Sunday! Gaudete, of course, means “Rejoice!” During our homily, our priest asked us: “What makes

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Finding Glory in the Mundane

November 3, 2017April 13, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 17th Century Art, Annunciation, Joyful Mysteries, Mary, Parenting with Christ, Rosary

One of the great things about looking at religious images with young kids is that they notice everything! My three-year-old

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