By George P. Matysek Jr.
Serenely peering out from stained-glass or standing atop pedestals while piously presenting the instruments of their martyrdom, the saints can often appear otherworldly in church art.
Carey Wallace’s new children’s book, “Stories of the Saints: Bold and Inspiring Tales of Adventure, Grace and Courage,” shows that holy men and women whose miraculous deeds, charitable works and battles with armies, beasts and demons she chronicles with gusto also were what Wallace calls “relentlessly human.”
“The saints are often scared,” said Wallace, a novelist based in Brooklyn, New York. “The saints often don’t know what to do. The saints are often running away from responsibility. They don’t feel like they are qualified for what they’ve been asked to do. The saints are very, very much like us.”
Jan 17, 2021 catholic news service
A child opens to an illustration of St. Joan of Arc in Stories of the Saints: Bold and Inspiring Tales of Adventure, Grace and Courage by Carey Wallace. (Credit: George P. Matysek Jr.,/Catholic Review via CNS.)
Carey Wallace s new children s book, Stories of the Saints: Bold and Inspiring Tales of Adventure, Grace and Courage, shows that holy men and women whose miraculous deeds, charitable works and battles with armies, beasts and demons she chronicles with gusto also were what Wallace calls relentlessly human.
BALTIMORE Serenely peering out from stained-glass or standing atop pedestals while piously presenting the instruments of their martyrdom, the saints can often appear otherworldly in church art.
I ve never been able to find a good way to display Christmas cards; I am not a hang them around the door frame kind of person (it grates on my minimalist sensibility), so last year I put out a big bowl in our dining room and put them all in there (to be fair, I took the idea from a friend â I m not that quick). It keeps them neat and tidy, and my kids love going through them all year long. As we ve added to the bowl this year, I ve spent some time perusing last year s cards.
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The most exciting cookbooks to look out for in 2021
From vegan takes on British classics, to a new Claudia Roden tome, these titles look set to be on our bookshelves next year
14 December 2020 • 4:23pm
This year, perhaps by default, was something of a vintage one for home cooking. As many people were forced to spend much more time in their kitchens, they took to cooking like never before – from breads and cakes to comfort foods and elaborate dishes.
Cookery books were right there with us. Many people revisited old classics, but there were some stellar new releases, too. Here at Telegraph Food, we loved Nigella Lawson s latest tome,