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(L) Architect Thomas Gordon Smith alongside his work including (T) watercolor perspective of Our Lady of the Annunciation Abbey at Clear Creek in Hulbert, Oklahoma, (B-L) interior watercolor perspective of the crossing in the chapel at Our Lady of the Annunciation Abbey at Clear Creek in Oklahoma, (B-R) interior of the Chapel of Saints Peter & Paul at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, Nebraska.

Remembering Catholic Architect Thomas Gordon Smith, Who Built Beauty With Classic Style

The late architect who created inspiring sacred spaces — including prominent Catholic churches in the United States — revealed a bold and radically traditional vision of beauty in building design.

Joseph O’Brien Features July 28, 2021

The nine-minute tableau vivant is presented in slow motion, bringing the famous painting to life.

Holy Week Highlight: Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Last Supper’ Will Be Brought to Life in a Living Picture

The re-creation of the Italian painter’s masterpiece, carried out by internationally renowned moviemakers, will be displayed in Jerusalem, Milan and Rome to bring hope to populations hit by the coronavirus health crisis as Easter approaches.

Solène Tadié Features March 31, 2021

Catholic art restorers see their work as a labor of love and a labor of faith. Arlene Miller’s Nativity set at St. Michael’s adorns the midnight Mass at the Rochester, New York, church. Sheila Lehman has transformed a vandalized Our Lady of Grace statue from St. Vincent’s in Los Angeles, a smaller Our Lady of Mount Carmel statue and a depiction of the 12th Station (all shown as before-and-after images). Also shown: A Pietà statue was restored by Mary Birkos.

Restoring Church Beauty: Artists Mend Statues in an Age of Vandals

Skilled artists are defying a ‘throwaway culture’ to renew the majesty of Catholic statues that draw hearts and minds to the beauty of holiness.

Peter Jesserer Smith Features December 13, 2020

This Painter Is Reviving Baroque Art in Rome

Over the past 20 years, French-born painter Philippe Casanova has been enriching the Roman cultural and artistic landscape with his original contemporary Baroque creations.

Solène Tadié Features December 3, 2020