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Behind the Designs
This piece taught me a lot not just about appliqué, but about Our Lady’s intercession...
As you get to know him, you discover that the holy patriarch is also a master of the interior life…
Christ is neither just the lion nor just the lamb—both reveal crucial pieces of Jesus’ personhood.
In trying to capture a glimpse of the Heavenly Father’s love for each of us, Christ illuminated for me the love of my earthly father and drew me into deeper relationship with him.
From their joy for Catholic education to their love of dancing, it was incredibly hard to leave this humble community that had been my West Coast home for two years.
…modeling to the whole world the beauty of redemptive suffering and walking the adventure of life with Christ