Late last year, Xavier University in Cincinnati unveiled a new statue of its patron, St. Francis Xavier. The sculptor, Tom Tsuchiya, worked on it for a year. In this video he talks about how he worked and where he got inspiration from. To watch the video on YouTube, click here.
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An exhibition of paintings by James Hasse, SJ opened last weekend at the St. Louis University Museum of Art. Fr. Hasse’s work reflects biblical themes and the African-American experience. Some of his work can be viewed in a slideshow from the exhibition and also online here at the University of Dayton. Fr. Hasse says, “I [...]
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How would you depict something as abstract as the Examen prayer? That was the challenge for artists vying for a commission to make a statue of St. Ignatius for Fairfield University. The winning idea came from New York artists Joan Benefiel and Jeremy Leichman. Their statue, “Examen,” was unveiled this week, picture above. Two identical [...]
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This depiction of the Nativity is a mosaic by Fr. Marko Rupnik, SJ, in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut. Fr. Jim Martin has written meditations on three of the mosaics in a recent online edition of America magazine. You can view a slideshow of Rupnik’s mosaics here.
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Holly Schapker is a young artist in Cincinnati whose paintings inspired by the life of Ignatius Loyola are currently on exhibit at Xavier University. The painting above is titled “Epiphany Outside Manresa.” It depicts Ignatius’s vision where “he understood and perceived many things.” Read an article about the paintings here and a video narrated by [...]
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“Pentecost,” a painting by Br. Jerome Pryor, SJ. View his art on his website.
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The visionary paintings of James Tissot in America. Pop psychology discovers Ignatian discernment. (“Using the 4 D’s to find more meaning and purpose in life.”) Adolfo Nicolas, SJ, on the beatification of Bernardo de Hoyos, SJ. (Litany of Jesuit saints here.) Peter Nixon on the washing of feet. An awesome view of the Sistine Chapel.
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Do yourself a favor and spend some time meditating on Michelangelo’s work in the Sistine Chapel at this new Vatican webpage. (Thanks to Matthew Warner of the National Catholic Register for alerting me to the site.) During my first trip to Rome twenty years ago, I could not see the chapel, which was undergoing renovation. [...]
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After battle, vision, journey, and study experiences Ignatius did God’s will in a heroic challenge: He spent years doing administration duties. Writing the Spiritual Exercises Writing the Constitutions Lobbying to get them approved Organizing multiple ministries Constantly writing letters of encouragement Correction, advice to world-scattered Jesuits And all the time united in prayer Finding God [...]
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I’ve been thinking about the unspeakable horror that has come to Haiti. This painting, “Christos of the City,” by Dennis McNally, SJ, expresses a truth beyond words.
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