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RPRPsych
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Excellent write-up, thanks for posting this. 
It’s sad that we’ve gone from being leaders in architecture to copying designs from office buildings. 
Things aren’t that bad here, though:
Here’s where I go on Sundays (and other days, when I get the time)
My home parish.
It’s sad that we’ve gone from being leaders in architecture to copying designs from office buildings. Things aren’t that bad here, though:
Here’s where I go on Sundays (and other days, when I get the time)
My home parish.
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Abiding_in_Love
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You’re very welcome, and thank you!
That first church is really gorgeous! I love that shade of red mixed with the white.
This is where I currently go to church most of the time: mjtimes.sk.ca/media/photos/unis/2011/12/07/2011-12-07-12-03-36-St.%20Joseph.jpg
That first church is really gorgeous! I love that shade of red mixed with the white.
This is where I currently go to church most of the time: mjtimes.sk.ca/media/photos/unis/2011/12/07/2011-12-07-12-03-36-St.%20Joseph.jpg
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RPRPsych
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Hmm, that’s nice! Reminds me a bit of a church I went to in Paris once (long story…)
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Exiled_Child
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I really love Cistercian aesthetics. The relative simplicity and roughness of it appeals to me.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cistercian_architecture
romanes.com/art_cistercien.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cistercian_architecture
romanes.com/art_cistercien.html
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RPRPsych
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Thanks for the links!
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jaimeleglise
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RPRPsych, I think your home parish, St. Patrick’s is very beautiful. Did I read the history correctly? Is it on or near the spot where St. Thomas died? That is very cool.
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RPRPsych
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Yes, it’s a lovely church!
It was renovated fairly recently.And yes, it’s near the hill where (according to tradition) Saint Thomas was martyred. There’s also a shrine up the hill, but it’s mostly a pilgrim / tourist spot; those of us living in the area generally go to St. Patrick’s.
Here’s a look at the church up the hill: Saint Thomas Mount Church
And to confuse you just a little, his tomb is in a basilica in a totally different part of the town, called “Santhome” (derived, presumably, from the Portuguese for Saint Thomas): Santhome Church
Here endeth the history lesson!
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esieffe
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Thanks for the thread. This makes me feel better about our lavish Cathedral of Christ the King, which is a gorgeous Church, but I had always thought of it as being too lavish. Thanks also to Pope Emeritus Benedict.
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RPRPsych
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jaimeleglise
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Thanks, RPRPsych. That’s wonderful to know. It is awesome that you live in such a historical, religious area.
Unfortunately, too many churches in the Boston area are very plain, post Vatican II constructions.
Unfortunately, too many churches in the Boston area are very plain, post Vatican II constructions.
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RPRPsych
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“Lived”, unfortunately (though I still make it home when I can, especially for Holy Week and Christmas). I’m now at Pondicherry (due to work), which is about 100 miles away.
We haven’t yet got to that stage, though some churches in poor areas are (for simple economic reasons) very simply constructed. There’s one within walking distance from my campus, which is quite Spartan: youtube.com/watch?v=wOyX00QayeU
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Havard
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Thanks for raising attention to this. Architectural theology is a real thing, of which most Catholics are unaware (including myself, up until recently).
For a good introduction, check out Dennis McNamara’s work on this:
youtube.com/watch?v=2PDWXMMgy9c
For a good introduction, check out Dennis McNamara’s work on this:
youtube.com/watch?v=2PDWXMMgy9c
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Abiding_in_Love
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It’s strange, too, because Vatican II had certain guidelines in place to make sure nothing out of order happened (with the liturgy, too…I have a separate article on that…Latin was supposed to be preserved, the rubrics assume the priest is in the ad orientem posture away from the people and toward God, etc)…but we still get these strange, “spirit of Vatican II” churches.
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