The Annunciation Size:24” x 30” the Presentation of the Theotokos

the Presentation of the Theotokos in the Temple is an undoubted historical event

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

it was Mundelein who famously called Adolf Hitler “That Austrian paper-hanger”

1942 Edith and her sister Rosa (who had likewise converted to Catholicism) were arrested at the Carmel and transported to Auschwitz

she asked her parent’s permission to become Catholic

The Annunciation Size:24” x 30” the Presentation of the TheotokosMarch 25th The icon of the Annunciation, based on a later medieval original, is a masterpiece of balance between dynamic action and contemplative meditation. The Archangel Gabriel, on the left symbolizing the eternal realm, stands on a platform of authority while addressing to the young Virgin the invitation to become the Theotokos, the God Bearer. The angel is almost a blur of garments and gestures to symbolize running and movement while the Virgin