Stained glass windows are ruining the Church!

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Just kidding. . . .

Anyways, I’ve noticed that many of the newer Catholic Churches are a little lacking in the stained glass department.

So I’m trying to compile a list of the Catholic Churches with the most beautiful stained glass, so that my family can check these out when we are in the vicinity.

Here are a few I know of:

Pine Hurst, NC (can’t recall the name of the church)
Belmont Abbey, NC
Johanna, SC St. Bonafice
Cheraw, SC St. Peters
Greenville, SC St. Mary’s
 
Sacred Heart, Dearborn, MI (shameless plug for my own parish)
 
St. Joseph Cathedral, Baton Rouge

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I can’t understand why anyone would choose one of the bland modern God aweful buildings that have been foisted upon God’s people over the last 30-40 years. Thank God some have survived.

cantius.org/

Thank God some are being built.

www.byzantinecatholic.com

CDL
 
GregoryPalamas said:
I can’t understand why anyone would choose one of the bland modern God aweful buildings that have been foisted upon God’s people over the last 30-40 years. Thank God some have survived.
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One of our local priests commented about the “simple” structures we are building. He said it is a matter of finances.

I remember seeing Jerry Falwell being asked by a reporter about some of the grand structures being built by some of the fundagelical organisations, the reporter was implying that the money could be better used elsewhere. I, at the time, agreed with the reporter.

Mr Falwell answered that its time to bring God to the forefront. From that moment, I have agreed with him (about that, anyway).
 
I once had some Baptist friends give me a tape to listen to. The tape spoke of all the things wrong with the Catholic church, one the things that the tape said was that the stained glass windows block out the pure light of God from shining into the church. Man they don’t have a clue do they? I love our stained glass windows. At the front of the church, we have Christ the King, which is the largest stained glass window in western Oregon. On one side of the altar shows Genesis 22 with Abraham and Isaac, and the other side is Abraham and Melkezadek.
The rest of the church windows are all the Sacraments, and many of the Saints. Our Parish once did a calendar with all the windows, and an explanation of each. It was great.
 
And the all time winner:

Saint-Chapelle in Paris!!!

(Just search the web. I cannot find a picture that does it justice!)
 
DD was married at the cathedral in Raleigh NC, I think it is Sacred Heart, made beautiful wedding pictures, and my brother took a series of pictures of the windows which are the frontspiece and back page of her wedding album, stunning.
 
St. Francis Of Assisi RC Church in Staunton, VA !
Also, the chapel at St. Joseph Medical Center in Reading, PA
Kathy
 
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