The Washington, D.C. Chapter of Legatus kicked off its monthly event on April 10 with Mass at the Catholic Information Center followed by a cocktail reception and dinner program with Catholic sculptor Timothy Schmalz.
For more than 25 years, Schmalz has been sculpting large scale sculptures. He is a figurative artist with his pieces installed worldwide. Some of his most reputed pieces are installed in historical sites in Rome and the Vatican. He describes his most important work as visual translations of the Bible.
Schmalz spoke about his journey from being an art student all the way to his present mission where he is bringing people into the Church with his art. The beauty of the Gospel that is communicated through his art speaks deeply to both the believer and non-believer alike.
Schmalz spoke on the need to bring up those from the underground who are ignored and forgotten with his piece “Let the Oppressed Go Free.” And, he spoke to how the Church should not go underground and not go quietly into the night, but to live more boldly and build even monuments to the heroes of our faith.
Guests received small replicas of Schmalz’s “Life Monument” sculpture which focuses on the beauty of life. The National Life Monument was installed in 2023 at the campus of The Catholic University of America’s Theological College.
Legatus International is a peer group organization for Catholic CEOs and business leaders, founded in 1987 by Thomas S. Monaghan, former owner of Domino’s Pizza and the Detroit Tigers. Legatus – which means “ambassador” in Latin – helps executives become exemplary Catholics in their business, community, and personal spheres of influence. With nearly 100 chapters and more than 5,000 members throughout the U.S. and Canada, Legatus offers members regional, national, and international networking meetings, retreats, conventions, and travel.
