A Voice from the Eastern Door

Articles written by Giovanna Paponetti


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  • Altar piece honors Kateri Tekakwitha

    Giovanna Paponetti|Jul 10, 2008

    The life Story of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha was commissioned by the St. John the Baptist Church at Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, formerly San Juan Pueblo, in northern New Mexico. There will be a total of 21 oil paintings of various sizes in the altar screen.  Fifteen paintings are completed to date and installed in a beautiful alter screen carved by Daniel Tafoya of Penasco, NM. In August of 2005, Father Terrance Brennan, six women from Ohkay Owingeh, Santa Clara and Jemez pueblos, and Paponetti v...