Art

The Very Rev. Walter Madej, is a gifted sculptor and he has been commissioned to produce art works for numerous churches and institutions.

Fr. Sr. Madej’s many works include a collaboration on the bell monument project in New York Mills with fellow sculptor Jim McDermid. The design and sculpture of the Reredos for Blessed Virgin Mary of Czestochowa Parish in Latham, New York, the Crucifix for All Saints Parish in Rome, New York and the interior design and carvings for Holy Mother of the Rosary Cathedral in Buffalo, New York, including a depiction of the mysteries of the rosary.

Fr. Madej’s credentials are impressive. He graduated from the Catholic Seminary of Philosophy and Theology at Gdansk, Poland in 1968. That same year he was ordained to the priesthood. From 1971 to 1975 he continued his studies on the sociology of religion at the Catholic University of Lublin. His education continued and in 1991 he completed studies at the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy. He has served God at a variety of church communities in the Polish National Catholic Church.