When the painting can be seen at the altar during Mass, the genius of Caravaggio’s composition truly comes through, most importantly “the relationship between Christ’s body and him alive in the Eucharist.”
Sinner and sage: Despite troubled life, Caravaggio mastered spiritual meanings
Art deepens faith, says Sulpician priest, who has international following
Known both for his contemporary realism and abstract works, Sulpician Father Peter W. Gray’s images have included paintings of St. John Paul II and Pope John Paul I.
A tour of Saints
Father Peter VanderWeyst organizes two family formation nights a year for each of his parishes. The most recent theme was “a tour of saints,” for which he created 14 hand-painted portraits of saints.
Faith inspires artist to feature homeless in portraits of compassion
Mary Larson, a the clinic’s assistant nurse manager and painter, has become known in the Seattle area and beyond for creating vivid portraits of subjects that have been touched by homelessness.