Stronger than Abortion (2019)

An Experience of Art, Scripture, and Reflective Prayer

Stronger than Abortion is “An Experience of Art, Scripture, and Reflective Prayer” that debuted at Benedictine College on September 9, 2019. It includes an exhibit and a brochure. For more information about the outdoor/indoor exhibit, or to request a visit to your church or school, please request more information about the JFA Training Program and mention “Stronger than Abortion.”

Currently, the Stronger than Abortion Brochure, including Scripture texts and prayers, is only available at live outreach events which include the exhibit. To be notified when we release the Brochure for wider use, fill out our Contact Form and mention the “Stronger than Abortion” Brochure.

Note: This page is under construction. It gives sources and more information about each of the paintings included in the exhibit to aid the viewer in learning more about them.

The Word of Life…Stronger than Abortion

Image: The Virgin and Child (Madonna of the Book) by Sandro Botticelli, 1480 *
Museo Poldi Pizzoli in Milan, Italy: The Virgin and Child (Madonna of the Book): Read about the symbolism in the painting, and listen to the Audio Guide.

Forgiveness…Stronger than Abortion

Agape Love…Stronger than Abortion

Trust…Stronger than Abortion

Image: Madonna with Child, Filippo Lippi, 1466-1469 *
Read more at the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi of Florence, Italy.
Read more at the Wikipedia page for this painting.

Community…Stronger than Abortion

Image: Sinai Christ, Encaustic Icon, 6th Century
Saint Catherine’s Monastery at Mount Sinai: More Information about the Sinai Christ icon.
“The Face of Christ in a Sixth-Century Icon from Sinai” (The Art of Seeing, Chapter 1) by Father Maximos Constas (This paper is about another icon in the same collection as the Sinai Christ.)

Endurance…Stronger than Abortion

Image: Black Madonna of Częstochowa (Origin and Date Debated)
Also known as the Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa
More information from the Pauline Order’s Monastery at Jasna Gora in Poland.
More information from Wikipedia about this particular painting and about “Black Madonna” icons and statues in general.
More information from the The National Shrine of Our Lady of Cz ę stoshowa in Doyleston, PA.

The Light of Life…Stronger than Abortion

Humility…Stronger than Abortion

Peace…Stronger than Abortion

Being Present…Stronger than Abortion

Image: Madonna and Child, Studio of Lorenzo di Credi, c. 1490-1500 ***
Getty Museum: Madonna and Child, Studio of Lorenzo di Credi, c. 1490-1500
About Lorenzo Di Credi

Smiling at the Future…Stronger than Abortion

Image: Madonna con Bambino ed Angeli (Madonna with Child and Angels), Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato, 1674 *
Because the image of this painting was made available by Wikipedia user LivioAndronico2013 under Creative Commons License 4.0, the derivative work we here present is also freely available to copy and use under the same license.
More information about Sassoferato at Wikipedia.

Embracing the Call to Serve…Stronger than Abortion

NOTES ABOUT COPYRIGHT ON ALL IMAGES REFERENCED ABOVE

Paintings and photographs marked with an asterisk (*) are in the public domain in their countries of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less. Paintings and photographs marked with two asterisks (**) are in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 95 years or less. Paintings and photographs marked with three asterisks (***) are used courtesy of the fabulous Getty Open Content Program.
Justice For All's position is that faithful reproductions of two-dimensional works of art that are in the public domain cannot be copyrighted.