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  • FRIDAY POTPOURRI - FEW ARE ON THE FENCE OVER RAILS


    ADAM'S ALEAuthority Authority: 122
    I f I had to take a guess at what three architectural features cause the m ost consternation among practicing Catholics, number one would be the placement of the tabernacle, just about everything concerning the altar of sacrifice (size, construction, orientation, material, placement), and lastly would be the altar ...
    1 day ago
  • Hear D Mac on the Radio Today


    Creative Minority ReportAuthority Authority: 668
    If you live in the midwest or have access to Relevant Radio via the internet tune in at around 4:15 central time today to hear CMRs own Denis McNamara speaking about his new book, Catholic Church Architecture and the Spirit of the Liturgy on Drew Marianis drive time radio show.
    6 days ago
  • FRIDAY POTOURRI - PSALM 43:4


    ADAM'S ALEAuthority Authority: 122
    T hose of you whose church buildings predate Vatican II and further where there has not been too much reconstruction in the sanctuary area will notice where the old high altar is/was there are three steps leading up to it (usually.) Though not strictly necessary it was a useful symbolically in the celebration of the ...
    1 week ago
  • Church Architecture Before and After


    Creative Minority ReportAuthority Authority: 668
    St. Ann Church in Charlotte, NC has a very interesting building history, mostly dominated by the fact that the upper church was never built. For over 40 years, the people of this parish have been worshiping in the basement which was supposed to be temporary, and the floor of the upper church simply has served as the ...
    1 week ago
  • FRIDAY POTPOURRI - HEY BALDY


    ADAM'S ALEAuthority Authority: 122
    T oday’s architecture piece de jure is the Baldacchino (pronounced Bald – as in what I am – ah – keenoe). The most famous of these is the one in Saint Peter Basilica in Rome designed by Bernini. It is a canopy held up by four pillars intended to be a covering over the altar of sacrifice in order to give it ...
    2 weeks ago
  • East of Rome of the West


    Southern Illinois CatholicAuthority Authority: 146
    Mark Abeln took a tour of some churches in the Belleville diocese. Hes quite a photographer. [He took the photos for this book about the STL Archdiocese..] His recent Belleville diocese photos are here and here. [Whats with the ark/barn thematic (ie, interior wood beams) of the new churches? Holy Family in ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Catholic News for December 1, 2009 A.D.


    CVSTOS FIDEIAuthority Authority: 123
    CVSTOS FIDEI TVESDAY EDITION Cardinal DiNardo Rebukes Critics on Health Care Involvement - Tito Edwards, TAC Catholic Church Architecture & the Spirit of the Liturgy - Patrick Archbold, CMR Liturgy: Back to the Future - David G. Bonagura, The Catholic Thing The Debate is About ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Borgund stave church – Laerdal, Norway


    Dummidumbwit's WeblogAuthority Authority: 137
    Borgund stave church Laerdal, Norway From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Borgund stave church ( Bokmål : Borgund stavkirke, Nynorsk : Borgund stavkyrkje) is a stave church located in Borgund , Lærdal , ...
    3 weeks ago
  • Waiuku Church Architecture by Jasmax Architect


    Architectures Design - Residential Architecture, Modern Architecture, Building ArchitectureAuthority Authority: 127
    We are a dynamic grouping of diverse individuals with strong culture of collaboration: there are almost 180 of us, from many different countries and backgrounds. Ideas and processes fron architecture, interior design and landscape architecture,urban design and master planning cross-pollinate in our studios. The ...
    4 weeks ago
  • FRIDAY POTPOURRI - REREDOS = TAKE TWO AND SEE ME IN THE MORNING


    ADAM'S ALEAuthority Authority: 122
    I f your church dates back to pre-Vatican II and you still have the old high altar many times there was what was called a reredos directly behind it. It is usually a carving but sometimes a painting or tapestry that either sits on the back of the altar or rises behind it attached to the apse wall. It may contain ...
    4 weeks ago

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