Monica S. Amparo is the author of One Mother, One Family: A Scriptural Meditation on the Rosary with Worldwide Sacred Art, published by Eastern Christian Publications. The book received an Imprimatur from Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia and earned Third Place in the 2024 Catholic Media Association Book Awards in the category of Inclusion in the Church. Through her ministry of Worldwide Sacred Art, Monica celebrates the beauty and universality of the Catholic faith through sacred images created by the cultures and peoples of every continent. Her presentations invite audiences to encounter Christ more deeply through the Rosary, Scripture, and sacred art from across the global Church—revealing how every culture offers a unique artistic expression of the same Gospel mysteries. Monica’s mission is to help Catholics rediscover the richness of the global Church by bringing greater awareness of worldwide sacred art into prayer, churches, schools, homes, and other sacred spaces.
Monica S. Amparo invites audiences to encounter Christ through the Rosary, Scripture, and sacred art from across the global Church. Through her award-winning book, One Mother, One Family: A Scriptural Meditation on the Rosary with Worldwide Sacred Art, Monica demonstrates how sacred images from cultures around the world deepen prayer, illuminate Scripture, and reveal the beauty and universality of the Catholic Church. Her book received an Imprimatur from Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington, VA and earned Third Place in the 2024 Catholic Media Association Book Awards in the category of Inclusion in the Church.
Her passion for worldwide sacred art has grown through more than thirty-two years of marriage to her Filipino-American husband and her immersion in a vibrant Filipino Catholic community. There she witnessed a profound love for Christ and his Mother while recognizing how seldom traditional sacred art reflected the rich cultural diversity of the global Church. That experience inspired a mission that has become the heart of her work: helping Catholics discover the richness of the faith through sacred art from around the world.
A lifelong Catholic devoted to celebrating the unity of the global Church, Monica explores how sacred art allows us to see familiar mysteries of faith through new eyes. From a Black American artist's portrayal of the Annunciation to Byzantine icons and artwork from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Australia, and Europe, she shows how every culture offers a distinctive artistic vision of the same Gospel mysteries while proclaiming the one, unchanging truth of Christ.
Richly illustrated and rooted in Scripture, Monica's presentations are visual journeys that invite audiences to pray, reflect, and discover how beauty becomes a path to deeper faith, greater appreciation for the diverse cultures of the Catholic Church, and a renewed love for the Rosary. Whether speaking to a small prayer group, a retreat audience, or a larger gathering, she invites participants to see that sacred art is more than beautiful—it is an invitation to encounter Christ through the eyes of believers from every corner of the world.
Encounter Christ.
Encounter Neighbor.
Encounter the richness of the global Church.
