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 …
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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On May 17, 2025, the painting of Blessed Chiara Luce Badano was unveiled at Holy Family Youth Center in Corpus Christi, where it will reside permanently. She is a saint in the making. Blessed Chiara died at 18 on October 7, 1990. She was part of the Focalare Movement out of Italy. She has inspired …
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In April, while I listened to a moving talk shared by Fr. Scott Braathen, an image from the Holy Spirit appeared in my mind. It was an image of the Child Jesus, 4 or 5 yo, by candlelight, alone in a simple room, reading from a parchment, and learning to pray it as every 1st …
The Come and See exhibit is coming to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, 1008 Austin St, Portland, TX 78374, on Saturday, May 31, 2025, on the Feast Day of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, from 10:00 AM – NOON. Angelus will conclude the art exhibit and presentation. Discover the meaning behind …
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From an earlier post, this painting was gifted to the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Baytown TX. The parishioners have submitted their title choices which were: The pastor, Fr. Thuc Nguyen, had alerted me via text that the title they have agreed on is “St. Joseph, Humble Protector” because he said “He is humble, and …
On Sunday, May 4, 2025, after the 11am mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Baytown Texas, parishioners entered the school gym where 28 paintings were all veiled except for one, the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Fr. Thuc Nguyen, pastor of St. Joseph, led us in prayer. I said to the audience “those present here …
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