Received exciting news today. Four of my paintings in the Come & See exhibit (now 40 paintings are available for viewing at Our Lady of Corpus Christi Retreat Center gift shop and cafe) were featured on the video trailer for Fr. Donald Calloway’s new book, “33 days to the Holy Family.” Click on the image …
In Memory of Phillip T. Salinas, 1988-2024 Requiescat in Pace Oil on Linen, 20″x24″ Merci F. McCoy I had the privilege to create a memorial painting for the Salinas family who lost their 35 year-old son, Phillip, in a tragic car crash last year. After Adoration and a Holy Spirit-filled conversation with a sister-in-Christ, this …
Another painting from the Come and See exhibit was delivered to its final home with Fr. Brady Williams, SOLT, who will hang it in the Novitiate House. He shared that when the novitiates enter, the first thing they will see is this moving painting of Mother Mary with the Child Jesus. I learned that starfish …
This painting has finally found a home with Fr. Thomas Wellar, retired diocesan priest of the Diocese of Corpus Christi, and nephew of a renowned artist, Anne Geyer. He shared with me that before he was a diocesan priest, he was part of a monastic order, and his religious name was Fr. Thomas Wellar of …
The Society of Our Lady of Guadalupe, fondly known as the Guadalupanas and Guadalupanos, welcomed the “Come and See” exhibit at Our Lady of Assumption Church in Ingleside, TX. It was a transformative day. I had very limited time so in prayer I asked the Holy Spirit and Mother Mary to give me the right …
In May, I was invited to present the “Come & See” exhibit during the Diocese-wide meeting of the Society of Our Lady of Guadalupe, also known as the Guadalupanas, which will be held at Our Lady of Assumption Church in Ingleside, on Saturday, August 23, 2025. I was not familiar with the society but I …
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On June 21, 2025, the eve of the Feast of Corpus Christi, Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Houston Texas hosted the Come & See Exhibit. After attending vigil mass there, we proceeded to the Family Life Center where parishioners and guests were treated to a light reception before the exhibit began. The pastor of Blessed …
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I had the privilege to witness the journey of these 3 holy men as seminarians, deacons and now priests. They had become my friends and brothers in Christ. I had prayed for what special gift to give to them to celebrate their ordination and it came from Mother Mary. She wanted to journey with these …
On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Pax Christi Retreat Center, I was privileged to be part of a talented panel of artists, musicians, writer, and behind the scenes minister, to briefly share our vocation and ministry in serving God through our talents, to 60+ High School students on a Leadership Retreat that they voluntarily signed …
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On May 31st, the parishioners of OLMC seen and heard the Come and See Art Exhibit. Prayers were answered because the Corpus Christi Beach to Bay Relay Marathon was happening which meant heavy traffic to get over the Island bridge and the team were blessed to miss all of it in the nick of time. …
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