Marquez carves wood with a chainsaw and specializes in making the battlefield cross. He got the idea after serving in the Marines. In 2011, Marquez's unit, the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines ...

The giant cross, weighing several hundred pounds, was carved by American liturgical artist ... That’s when Morrison was notified of the find. The wood was chipped, areas were split and it ...

He tried peach once as a novelty, but the wood split too badly. He has carved 3,000 crosses in four years, most of them sold in gift shops, 10 percent given away as a tithe and some placed into ...

“I’m sure he carved it.” The family patriarch emigrated ... spent her childhood attending St. Anne’s. She said the old wooden cross evokes memories of cold Masses held on winter Sundays.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Steven V. Paolillo, 71, of Port Richmond Center, a retired electrician who enjoyed woodworking and donated2013 hand-carved wood crosses to religious organizations in other ...