Church Architecture - The good and the bad

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Modern Catholic church architecture just has not been very good. Many of the new churches look like protestant churches now. Thankfully a parish near where I live is an exception to that. Holy Trinity parish in Gainsivlle, Virginia is the most beautiful and reverant parish church I have ever seen. They have a Tridentine Latin Mass there too which is an added bonus!

I used to live in Williamsburg, Virginia and I do have to have to critisize St Bede Parish. It it has this huge lobby that looks like a social hall. The church itself is a semi circle where the Organ features more prominetnly than the Tabernacle which hides off to the side. There are also two less than flattering looking statues of Jesus and Mary. To me Holy Trinity shows what is right about church architecture and proves that we must hold fast to our traditions and reverence, whereas St Bede’s parish chruch shows what is wrong today
 
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Modern Catholic church architecture just has not been very good. Many of the new churches look like protestant churches now. Thankfully a parish near where I live is an exception to that. Holy Trinity parish in Gainsivlle, Virginia is the most beautiful and reverant parish church I have ever seen. They have a Tridentine Latin Mass there too which is an added bonus!

I used to live in Williamsburg, Virginia and I do have to have to critisize St Bede Parish. It it has this huge lobby that looks like a social hall. The church itself is a semi circle where the Organ features more prominetnly than the Tabernacle which hides off to the side. There are also two less than flattering looking statues of Jesus and Mary. To me Holy Trinity shows what is right about church architecture and proves that we must hold fast to our traditions and reverence, whereas St Bede’s parish chruch shows what is wrong today
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I will certainly agree with you. Holy Trinity looks like a wonderful parish with a beautiful Church. I went on line and looked up the web pages for both parishes. I downloaded a bulletin for Holy Trinity. I am so impressed with what they are doing. St. Bede not so much. Our Church, Holy Redeemer in Palm City, FL is similar in many respects, but it is the only parish I have ever been to. 😦
 
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