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Nativity: The Fourth Week of Advent

December 22, 2018 By Fr. Rick Ganz, SJ

The Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence (31 December 1599), Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (b. Milan 1571; d. Porto Ercole 1610)[1] Colossians 3 (NABRE): 1 If then you were raised with … [Read more...] about Nativity: The Fourth Week of Advent

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Mary: The Third Week of Advent

December 15, 2018 By Fr. Rick Ganz, SJ

The Annunciation by John Collier,[1] the image in the narthex of St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church in McKinney, TX (https://stgabriel.org/). See Luke 1:26-39. Luke 1 (KJV): 26 And in d the … [Read more...] about Mary: The Third Week of Advent

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John the Baptist: The Second Week of Advent

December 8, 2018 By Fr. Rick Ganz, SJ

A close-up of The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist (1566) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (b. 1526-1530; d. 1569)[1] in the Museum of Fine Art in Budapest. LATE have I loved you, Beauty so ancient and so … [Read more...] about John the Baptist: The Second Week of Advent

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Jesse: The First Week of Advent

December 1, 2018 By Fr. Rick Ganz, SJ

The Tree of Jesse window[1] of Chartres Cathedral,[2] showing here the first, or base, panel of the seven panels arranged vertically. Jesse (center), the father of David who would become King; Nahum … [Read more...] about Jesse: The First Week of Advent

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Fourth Sunday of Advent 2017: Mary

December 23, 2017 By Fr. Rick Ganz, SJ

Leonardo da Vinci, Annunciation[1] (1475), of the Uffizi Gallery[2] in Firenze, Italia. About the Artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was the High Renaissance style of Painting, not only its … [Read more...] about Fourth Sunday of Advent 2017: Mary

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Third Sunday of Advent 2017: Elijah

December 16, 2017 By Fr. Rick Ganz, SJ

Washington Allston (American, 1779-1843), Elijah in the Desert (1818). The donor who owned this painting, Alice Hooper and her mother, said that they would donate it if Martin Brimmer and his group … [Read more...] about Third Sunday of Advent 2017: Elijah

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Second Sunday of Advent 2017: John the Baptist

December 9, 2017 By Fr. Rick Ganz, SJ

Caravaggio (1571-1610, aka, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio), John the Baptist in the Wilderness (painted 1604-1605, age 33 to 34 years), housed at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. About the … [Read more...] about Second Sunday of Advent 2017: John the Baptist

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First Sunday of Advent 2017: Jesus, The Light of the World

December 2, 2017 By Fr. Rick Ganz, SJ

William Holman Hunt (b. London, 2 April 1827; d. 7 September 1910), The Light of the World (1851-1853 – painted during his 24th to 26th  years), located in a side Chapel off of the main Chapel at … [Read more...] about First Sunday of Advent 2017: Jesus, The Light of the World

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