Sacred artist Daniel Mitsui’s work is distinctly medieval but brings in elements of Persian, Celtic and Japanese art. “I think of it as a living style, rather than a historical one,” he told writer Simcha Fisher. Being fascinated with sacred art, Mitsui
While church groups in different nations have been discussing what to do with Father Marko Rupnik's works after sex abuse allegations against him came to light, Brazil's Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida, the major Catholic shrine in the South American country,
As evidence mounts of sexual crimes by Slovene-born Father Marko Rupnik, church communities are resisting calls for his expensive sacral artworks to be removed from public display.
"Father Rupnik's case is still ongoing -- we must await a formal ruling by the Holy
Simcha Fisher interviews sacred artist Mattie Karr who uses her art to evangelize, and encourage others to slow down and gaze on the beauty that draws them to God. Karr paints and draws sacred and liturgical art and also does commissions with
On Oct. 30, three days after Pope Francis lifted the statute of limitations and opened the path for a church trial and possible removal from the priesthood for former Jesuit and mosaic artist Father Marko Rupnik, a woman previously known as Anna
Simcha Fisher writes about Catholic painter and illustrator Jaclyn Warren. The artist and co-founder of the St. Louis IX Art Society is on a mission “to cultivate the sacred arts and promote a culture of Catholic beauty in South Louisiana.” A wife
By supporting the preservation, restoration and exhibition of art, especially religious art, the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums share beauty that can touch all people and build bridges between them, Pope Francis said.
Symbols matter, as plenty of good Catholic friends have patiently argued that fact with Father Patrick Briscoe, he writes: “How can his artwork be seen as anything other than symbolic of the rot and moral decay that has poisoned the Church these
Simcha Fisher features sacred artist Gwyneth Thompson-Briggs, whose approach to art has a “very human life,” which is a hallmark of Thompson-Briggs’ approach to art: “Many of her live models, … are not professionals, but fellow parishioners at the church down the
As the Church calls us to celebrate the Blessed Virgin Mary’s assumption into heaven, Jem Sullivan of The Catholic University of America offers visio divina reflections for three classic pieces of sacred art depicting Mary’s rise to heaven. In these artworks, we