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Transfiguration, Fra Angelico, 1440-1442. Museum of San Marco, Cell 6, Florence, Italy. Fra Angelico was a Dominican friar who painted marvelous scenes of Christ’s life in the early Renaissance period. The monastery where he lived, San Marco, is now a museum in Florence to help preserve these amazing artworks. Several of his paintings were in the cells that brothers and priests lived in, which I think is a great call upon our lives. Do you have beautiful art in your room and

The Penitent Magdalen, Georges de La Tour, 1640. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York. “Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark” - John 20:1 I can imagine that Mary Magdalene had quite a restless night before she went to the tomb. A night of tossing and turning, thinking about what happened to Jesus and the whereabouts of the rest of his followers. The horrific images were plaguing her to the point where she could not stay in bed any

The Descent into Hell, Tintoretto, 1568. San Cassiano, Venice, Italy. “Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.” - Matthew 10:31 What is often missed in this verse is that sparrows are not just any bird. They are known for being quite aggressive - stealing nests, destroying eggs, killing other birds of all ages. They do not take over what is unoccupied and unused, they actively disturb and evict other birds. They are highly competitive and break down the

Feuerstein, Martin. The Sacred Heart of Christ, Oil on canvas, private gallery. Public Domain. Often when we think of Jesus, the first image that comes to mind is one of the Sacred Heart. Some of us grew up seeing a painting of it on our parents' walls and others in our parish church. I know for myself, it can be a nostalgic reminder of when times were simpler…I can visualize walking through the front door of my Catholic grade school and seeing the Sacred and Immaculate Heart