Fr. Anthony Giambrone, OP, Author at Catholic Digest

Fr. Anthony Giambrone, OP

FR. ANTHONY GIAMBRONE, OP, is a Dominican friar of the Province of St. Joseph (New York) and currently professor of the New Testament at the Ecole biblique de Jérusalem. Apart from his academic publications, he is a frequent contributor to Magnificat and has translated "Saint Dominic" by Georges Bernanos (Cluny, 2017).

Jesus to Matthew: ‘Follow me’

Certainly one of the most gifted and original painters of all time, Caravaggio (1571–1610) was also a moral shipwreck of the first order. The dramatic play of shadows that is the characteristic mark of his style somehow reflects the…

Heart of love

Few introductions to the history of art recount — and still fewer museum exhibitions today display — the remarkable productions of a movement called Les Ateliers d’art sacré. Unlike so many of the masterpieces that we enjoy today in the…

Hail Mary, full of grace

by Fr. Anthony Giambrone, OP For Maurice Denis (1870–1943), the vocation to create sacred art was clear from his youth. At the age of 15, with a sense of destined conviction, he wrote the following words in his journal: “I have to be a…

Life Reigns over Death

by Fr. Anthony Giambrone, OP Around the turn of the 20th century, a burst of creative energy was transforming the artistic landscape of western civilization in revolutionary ways. In countries such as France and Poland, where both the…

Vermeer’s hidden Catholic faith

by Fr. Anthony Giambrone, OP Dutch genre and landscape painting is a wonderful, placid gift to the world. The humble serenity that perfumes these images of simple people and daily chores, of pleasant homes and peaceful homelands, breathes a…

The ‘vast cosmic drama’

by Fr. Anthony Giambrone, OP Hieronymus Bosch (circa 1450–1516) is certainly one of the most singular visionaries in the history of Western religious art. While the essential theology and moral message of his images accords perfectly with…

Jesus’ crucifixion up close

Spanning the gap between the late medieval world and the so-called modern age, a phenomenon called the devotio moderna reshaped European religious sensibilities. A variety of pious interests characterize this loose movement, which strove to…

The Light of the World

The Nativity of Jesus has been inspiring Christian art since Christian art first began. One of the most primitive Christian images, in fact, dating back to the third century and found in the Catacombs of Priscilla in Rome, is a picture of…

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Fr. Anthony Giambrone, OP

Jesus to Matthew: ‘Follow me’

Heart of love

A triumphant vision of the Church in Rome

Hail Mary, full of grace

Life Reigns over Death

Vermeer’s hidden Catholic faith

The ‘vast cosmic drama’

Jesus’ crucifixion up close

The Light of the World

St. Marguerite Bourgeoys – Our Lady’s love is like a stream…