Chris Hooker

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Portfolio of Illustrations by Fritz Eichenberg published in the Catholic Worker from 1949 to 1982 – Number ii Psalm72: 11-19 Matthew 1: 18-25 eremiah 23: 5-8 Our hope and joy are found in knowing God

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Saint John Resting on the Bosom of Christ 1300–1320 The Cleveland Museum of ArtOn view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, Oct 16, 2025 – Mar 29, 2026 Genesis 49:2 8-10 Psalm 72:

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Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Zephaniah 3:1-2, 9-13 Psalm 34:1-8, 15-22 Matthew 21:28-32 “I sought the Lord, and he answered me”. Psalm 34:4Today’s readings describe crying for help, seeking refuge, offering repentance, accepting correction and making personal change. Change? Really?

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Monday, December 15, 2025

Christmas Tree Cluster X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: Clow, M.; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare and K. Arcand Numbers 24: 2–7, 15–17a Psalm 25:3–8Matthew. 21:23–27 From the beginning of human life on earth, it is understood that people

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Sunday, December 14, 2025

Isaiah 35:1-10 Psalm 146: 4-9 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11: 2-11 I can recall the excitement of our children for Christmas, as we started to fill the Advent calendar, knowing that the last insert meant Christmas

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Saturday, December 13, 2025

Sirach 48:1-11 Psalm 80:1-3, 14-18 Matthew 17:9-13 The gentle hush of winter’s approach settles over December, a season when anticipation and memories intermingle around the glow of Advent. As the days grow shorter, hearts prepare

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Friday, December 12, 2025

National Gallery of Art. Leaf from a Choir Book (Antiphonary) 1450 Isaiah 48:17-19 Psalm 1Matthew 11:16-19 We anticipate good things and bad things. In our complicated, troubled world, anticipation, sadly, harkens the latter. Wars, actual

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Thursday, December 11, 2025

Isaiah 41:13-20 Psalm 145: 1-4, 8-13 Matthew 11:7-15 At the beginning of Matthew 11, we read that John the Baptist is in prison. John has sent his disciples to ask Jesus, “Are you the one

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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Dum Spiro/ While I Breathe, I Hope Seeking the Dove David W. Opheim  Isaiah 40:25-31 Psalm 103:1-10 Matthew 11:28-30 Many are praying and longing for peace. We have prayed passionately and frequently for those in authority to

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Zentangle Workshop

Zentangle Workshop Embark on a journey filled with pen strokes and patterns.  The Zentangle® Method is a fun, easy to learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns.  Almost anyone

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