Prayers after the death of a child: "Jesus, Lord of gentleness, surround us now with your healing care and comfort us in our sorrow, for we grieve at the loss of our little child." Around the edges of the illustration the text reads: "Risen Lord, Jesus, look kindly on these parents who have suffered the loss of their child. Listen to our prayers on their behalf. Mary, you bless and console them with your peace and gently wipe every tear from their eyes." Source of text: Roman Ritual. 11” X 17”, pen/black ink design, machine-copied on Unryu mold-made Japanese paper, hand painted with gouache. 3

"Every who drinks this water will be thirsty again. But whoever drinks the water I him will never be thirsty. No, the water I give shall become a fountain within him, leaping up to provide eternal life." John 4.  13” X 18”, silk screened two color illustration, handwritten text in black ink, initial in gold ink, on Frankfort mold-made paper.

"God sent forth into the Virgin's womb something of that love that he has for His Son." Source of text: the Bishop of Meaux, quoted in Our Lady in the Liturgy by Dom. E. Flicoteaux, page 4. 5” X 8” , pen/black ink design machine-copied on Unryu mold-made Japanese paper, hand painted with gouache.

"My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and talents and I lay them both at His feet." Source of text: Mahatma Gandhi, quoted in Gandhi on Non-Violence by Thomas Merton, page 73. 15” X 36”, pen/black ink handwritten text with author name in red gouache on Frankfort mold-made paper.

"Peace shall flow through Jerusalem like a river in flood." Source of text: cf Isaiah 65.

17” X 11”, pen/black ink design machine-copied on Unryu mold -made Japanese paper, hand painted with gouache.

The Prodigal Son. "My son here was dead and has come to life again, was lost and is found." Source of text: Luke 15. 11” X 17”, pen/black ink design machine-copied on Unryu mold-made Japanese paper, hand painted with gouache.

Shepherds.  "A light will shine on us this day. The Lord is born for us." Source of text: cf.Isaiah 9. 17” X 11”, pen/black ink design machine-copied on Unryu mold-made Japanese paper, hand painted with gouache.

Saint Basil, Bishop and Doctor.  "The Bread that you don't use is the bread of the hungry, the garment hanging in your wardrobe is the garment of the one who is naked, the shoes that you do not wear are the shoes of the one who is barefoot, the money that you keep locked away is the money of the poor, the acts of charity that you do not perform are so many injustices that you commit." Source of text: St. Basil sermon. 11”X 17”, pen/black ink design machine-copied on Unryu mold -made Japanese paper, hand painted with gouache.

This piece is from the "Way of the Cross" series. "Jesus, moving painfully and slowly, caught a glimpse of His Mother in the crowd. Their eyes met, and fixed upon one another, and with aching hearts, a gentle, tender and healing love flowed from one to the other." Source of text: Deacon Don Ciffone.  11” X 17”, pen/black ink design machine-copied on Unryu mold-made Japanese paper, hand painted with gouache.

You are the body of Christ and its members. It is your own mystery which lies here on the Lord's Table. It is your own mystery of which you receive. It is what you are that you respond, AMEN." Source: St. Augustine sermon. 11” X 17”, pen/black ink design machine-copied on Unryu mold-made Japanese paper, hand painted with gouache.