Tuesday Treasures

 Tom hosts Tuesday's Treasures.

Kitchener ON

Austin TX 

Toronto U of T

Toronto St. Stephen in the Fields 2018 (2)

Toronto St. Paul 2018 Bloor St. E

Florence Italy 2019

Toronto St. Patrick Church McCaul St. 2021

Toronto Church of the Redeemer 2024

Toronto St. Andrew's 2024

June 2024 - Toronto ON

I missed featuring/posting this Homeless Jesus in 2024, it is outside St. Andrew's on King St. W in Toronto.

Homeless Jesus are designed by Timothy Schmalz, a Canadian sculptor and devout Catholic. 

Both views of the homeless person and the angel from Timothy Schmalz's sculpture 'Be Welcoming'.

"It looks like a pretty rough-looking person with a hoodie, a backpack with all of his possessions. But then as you walk around the piece, the piece literally transforms into an Angel. The backpack on one side hides the Angel wings on the other side," Schmalz told CBC.

"The hoodie on the one side changes into this flowing hair. And I've created this beautiful, very impressionistic face of an Angel that is welcoming you to sit down right beside."

The sculptor Timothy Paul Schmalz who has a number of pieces including the famous "homeless jesus" statue. Here's a writeup from his website

The “Be Welcoming” Sculpture was created in 2019, inspired by the same scripture text that is at the center of the “Angels Unawares” monument in St. Peter’s Square, Hebrews 13:2 “Be welcoming to strangers, many have entertained angels unawares.”

The sculpture is a visual interpretation of what is considered one of the most beautiful, poetic passages in the Bible. The sculpture shows a weary traveler/pilgrim who visually transforms into an angel when one walks over to the seat that the figure is welcoming the viewer to take. “Be Welcoming” shows us that all humanity possesses a spiritual nature resembling angels. It reminds us that we can become like angels on our journey through life, and also that spirituality is found only when one is generous to oneself, others, and God.