A Thanks Offering – Frank William Warwick Topham - Beautiful Catholic Art – Catholic Gift Saint Photograph It is the symbol of

It is the symbol of Mary's love for Jesus and for us

part of the diaspora in America

running from the communists

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even though our sins are going to cause her son suffering and death

A Thanks Offering – Frank William Warwick Topham - Beautiful Catholic Art – Catholic Gift Saint Photograph It is the symbol ofFor us, the baby is the star of this show, as babies so often are. The baby looks as beautiful and believable now as he or she did back in 1884 when the picture was painted. We have a mother, grateful for something, perhaps the health of her child, and she's gone to the church to give thanks to God and to give him flowers of thanksgiving. The baby is contentedly at work with the rest of the flowers. It's perfect. Frank William Warwick Topham (1838