Our Lady of the Lake’s seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching fabric wall hangings in Jubilee Hall feature the artistry of well-known and respected artist Brother Michael (Mickey) O’Neill McGrath, OSFS. Fr. Tim Clark held a blessing rite for them in November 2019.
In upcoming emails, the Justice and Peace Committee will feature their content beginning today with the theme Solidarity and Peace. Six of the seven Brother Mickey paintings include a dove with a halo, like this one. When he paints panels with people in them, he includes a depiction of the Holy Spirit, this one a dove holding an olive branch.
We invite parishioners to take some significant time to reflect on the art, the explanation of the theme, the questions for reflection below, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ website on Solidarity, and the 4-minute Catholic Social Teaching 101 video on Solidarity by Catholic Relief Services and the USCCB.