Ave Maria Living.com
Ave Maria, Florida – the town with a Catholic heart.©™ Stories & information for residents & visitors.Archive for Schmalz
On 9/11 anniversary, sculptor Schmalz seeks to depict the love that can save even a terrorist
The sculptor whose work is seen throughout Ave Maria in the Oratory and on the Ave Maria University campus, Timothy Schmalz, noted on social media that on the anniversary of 9/11 he will be working on a sculpture that tries to express the mysterious and merciful love Christ has even for a terrorist.
Facebook message posted by Timothy Schmalz
Schmalz’s “Homless Jesus”, which depicts Christ as a hooded homeless man bearing the stigmata, has garnered media attention in recent years as copies have been installed in cities throughout the world. A majority of Schmalz’s work is religious.
Pope Francis blesses and admires Schmalz’s “Homeless Jesus”
Schmalz sculpted the large bronze Crucifix in the Oratory and a series of about ten bronze religious sculptures that are dispersed throughout the AMU campus.
This hooded beggar by Schmalz bears the stigmata and greets visitors to the Adoration chapel at Ave Maria University
Schmalz’s larger than life-size crucifix hangs above the Oratory altar
Ave Maria Living.com 