Canvas depicting the Curé of Ars exhibited in the chapel of Providence in Ars (photo: Benoît Prieur, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)
M.C. Holbrook is a homeschooling mother of ten and author of the series, The Safe Haven: Scriptural Reflections for the Heart and Home. Originally from New York City, Holbrook received a Bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Cornell University, and a Master’s degree in School Counseling from New York University. Holbrook enjoys meals with her family, prayer with her friends, and a hot cup of coffee each morning with the Word of God.
St. John Vianney was a simple parish priest who pastored a church in the tiny town of Ars, France. He was sent to Ars with just one mission: to bring love and religion to a town for which both were all but gone. It would have been an overwhelming, if not impossible task.Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696–1770) wikidata:Q186202 q:it:Giambattista Tiepolo. Title: Christ Carrying the Cross. Religious art Edit this at Wikidata. Circa 1738 [ This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason]
