This is me and Father Mike at St Richard's Church. We're standing in front of four mosaics done in the 1950's by Jackson, Mississippi artists Karl and Mildred Wolfe. Both are now deceased. They are of the 14 stations of the cross. They had been put in storage for years and recently brought out. We were in a hurry and not able to get a real close look at them. I plan on going back and studying them later. They were an unexpected set of jewels. The real reason my wife and I went was to see two fantastic pieces of art the church owns. One is a 14th century madonna and child statue from Northern France. The other is a crucifix from 13th century Catalonia. Both are in their sanctuary. Prayers were going on, so I wasn't able to photograph them, but I'm planning on going back soon and making sketches of them both. They were marvelous. I was intrigued when I first met Father Mike at a city function and he told me about them. It's fascinating the art treasures that are hidden around us in plain sight.
