Saint Jude the apostle.

Our Lady of Medjugorje

11/25/90.    “ . . . do works of mercy with love and out of love for me and for your and my brothers and sisters. . . . all that you do for others, do it with great joy and humility towards God. . . "

Jesus is Nailed to the Cross

Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal

When Our Lady appeared to Sister Catherine Labour, in 1830 in Paris,, rays were coming out of some of the rings on her fingers, but not all of them.      When asked about this, she said that the rays represented graces and the rings without rays were graces that people did not ask for.

Jesus, Our Lord, thank you.

This is the Madonna and Child I painted for Noel, 2017

I like to paint Jesus as a happy baby and here he is smiling and playing with his toe, something babies love to do.      He is such a joy to all of us.     Merry Christmas everyone.     

Our Lady of Sorrows

In April, 2017, I entered an art show with three paintings, a child holding a cat, a bird and this painting of Our Lady of Sorrows, thinking that it would never win anything because sacred art is not very popular in the shows.     But it was Lent, and Easter was approaching, and I wanted to have the Sorrowful Mother in the show, hoping that at least one person would look at it and be touched spiritually.      I remember looking at the painting, while I was preparing the paperwork for the entry and saying to her, “If you win anything, it will be a miracle.”     Well . . .the miracle happened . . .  SHE WON THE BLUE RIBBON!  I was flabbergasted!!!!      This award was God’s gift.