I included a work of Caravaggio's in one of my earlier posts, and now I find myself being drawn more and more to his work. Here are a few for those not familiar with him:
This is probably an easy challenge, but can any readers identify the events being portrayed in these works of art?
I'm just curious if any of the readers can name the artist responsible for the "Sacrifice of Isaac" work in the post below. He's done many other great, Catholic works of art.
A Southern Louisiana Catholic man who loves a good bowl of gumbo, German beer, French music, and nearly anything written by Ratzinger, C. S. Lewis, and Dostoyevsky.
"Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes."
St. John of the Cross
“Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.”
St. Augustine
“God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.”
St. Thomas Aquinas
“Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine”
St. Bernard de Clairvaux
"Religion brought forth riches, and the daughter devoured the mother."
St. Benedict
"It is time now for us to rise from sleep."
St. Edith Stein
"In order to be an image of God, the spirit must turn to what is eternal, hold it in spirit, keep it in memory, and by loving it, embrace it in the will."
Fr. Solanus Casey
“Life here in the exile seems so short and uncertain, that it seems like it ought to have another name.”