“Life with Christ is a Wonderful Adventure” – St. John Paul the Great

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Church Ceilings

Church ceilings are often painted in a way to draw our eyes upward and point towards (and sometimes even look like) the heavens.

Basilica of the Sacred Heart – Notre Dame, IN
Queen of Peace – Cloquet, MN
Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis
Chiesa Nuova – Rome, Italy
St. John Lateran – Rome, Italy
St. Paul Outside the Walls – Rome, Italy
St. Peter Basilica – Rome
St. Charles – Hartland, WI
St. Joan of Arc Chapel – Milwaukee
St. Josaphat – Milwaukee, WI

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I’m fascinated by contrasts and have long enjoyed the concept of smallness, perhaps especially in the context of the wonder that comes from gazing up into the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica or enjoying the vastness of a starry sky.

I’m a Catholic, deacon-candidate-wife, mom/mom-in-law to 7; retired homeschool mom & parish DRE; ADHD, Celiac, HSP; I love learning and writing.

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