Elizabeth Wang

Introduction

Elizabeth Wang was born in 1942 and received into the Catholic Church in 1968. She was an artist, housewife and mother who spent much of her time writing and speaking about prayer and the Catholic…

Her Story

Elizabeth Wang here summarizes her spiritual journey and explains how the work of Radiant Light began. The text that follows forms Chapter 1 of the pamphlet "Speak about Hope", pages 5-10. This…

Art and Faith Interview

Over the past few years people have often asked questions about Elizabeth's religious paintings and about why she began doing this kind of art. Elsewhere, she has written about her faith story, and…

Final Interviews

Four weeks before she died, Elizabeth Wang did some brief interviews with journalist Elena Curti for the Art of Dying Well project. Elena wanted to ask a Catholic who was terminally ill what it was…

Funeral Homily

This is homily given by Fr Stephen Wang at the Requiem Mass for Elizabeth Wang, 22 Sept 2016, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Harpenden: The end came very quickly. Mum was diagnosed at the end…

Commendations

A selection of commendations and quotes about Elizabeth Wang and her work:  "I have been very impressed by the way Elizabeth Wang seeks to expand people's sense of the mystery of the Eucharist in…

A Painting in Progress

These are photographs of Elizabeth Wang painting in her studio in May 1995. They were taken, in sequence, as she painted the painting titled ‘We are lifted up to the Father when we pray through…

Autobiography

You can read the full text of Elizabeth Wang's "Spiritual Autobiography" by clicking on these links:  Falling in Love, Part 1  Falling in Love, Part 2  Falling in Love, Part 3