REGINA: Is there a ‘special’ project that you are working on or that you would like to do in the future?
Dr. Robert Stuflesser: At the moment we are working on an interesting project. We are restoring a Gothic high altar, which we bought some time ago. We are adapting it to the specific needs of a church in Holland: The existing parts will be completed by new parts to fill the space harmonically.
My dream for the future? A lot of custom carvings of each sort, which will make a lot of people happy and maybe one for Pope Francis.
REGINA: Do you have a precious treasure from the earlier generations carved by Ferdinand Stuflesser I or II or Johann Stuflesser?
Dr. Robert Stuflesser: Yes, there are some beautiful pieces that we all particularly love: A Pieta statue, a St. Ann figure and a Christ figure. These are my favourites.
REGINA: Robert, if there is anything you would like to add to these questions, please tell us.
Dr. Robert Stuflesser:
To Add: I thank all the people who love our carvings and pray to them. I also want to say thank you to our precious Facebook followers who see so many of our new statues.
To tell: I love to communicate with so many people all around the world and there is one thing that bonds us: Our Catholic Faith!
(Editor's Note: Readers may see the Stuflessers' work at his website and on Facebook )
About the author: Donna Sue Berry was born and raised Catholic in central Oklahoma. She has been writing poems about her Catholic faith and experiences for the last few years. Her favorites are story poems that weave around a person’s heart and emotions. She says she writes with an Oklahoman’s heart and accent. Donna Sue has been with REGINA since our early days.
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