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I don't think many of the bishops would listen to the Holy Virgin on this matter. They would have to call a group of bitter nuns who don't wear a habit to tell them to keep the ugly "church". In 50 years or so people will ask what these guys were smoking when they built that.

Probably the same stuff which gave the world Paddy's Wigwam [en.wikipedia.org] and the Taj Mahoney [en.wikipedia.org].

Me thinks that too many of these architects may be fans of Star Trek...

...or maybe they are aliens that have infiltrated our home world with the goal of making it look like their home worlds! LOL!

Bishop Vigneron, as someone else has commented, strikes me as one of the "good guys".

I wonder if this is a "trial balloon"?

This is supposed to be a sculpture of the Theotokos?
http://figure-ground.com/travel/image.php?ola_cathedral/0006

It looks like a man or a young boy. What is aesthetic and theological significance of this rendition?

Joe

This is what used to be there, before it was replaced by Taj Mahoney.

http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/la/historic/vibiana_altar40.jpeg

(sigh)

Definitely not to my particular liking, but where the Church is served, there Christ dwells.

Dear CDL,

That's what I thought. It seems to tend towards the Protestant way of worship, which is unfortunate. For the Protestants fine, they have their own way of reaching people. For the Catholics... NO! It lacks all the beauty of the surroundings, pageantry, and music, of the traditional Catholic Churches...and that's a pity.

God Bless,

Zenovia

I feel like shoving Baroque high altars down these people's throats! LOL.

Overall, however, there is becoming somewhat of an architectural renaissance and restoration in many Roman Catholic churches. Go check out Shawn Tribe's blogspot (www.thenewliturgicalmovement.blogspot.com/ [thenewliturgicalmovement.blogspot.com]) which features these restorations/renovations regularly.

Alexis

I prefer this light: http://www.covcathedral.com/tour24_lg.htm

pax,
Catholic peasant

Dear Joe,

What a terrible rendition of our Theotokos. She seems more like Saint Joan of Arc. Why is she in medieval clothes, and why short hair? Also, why is there no head covering? How terrible! Besides, what's the point of having a statue, when no one can relate to the statue as being the Virgin Mary?

As for the Taj Mahoney, it resembles a meeting hall. Now for an Orthodox Church with a different architecture, how about this?

http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/wisconsin/milwaukee/wrightgrkortho/grkortho.html

God Bless,

Zenovia

Dear Peasant,

How beautiful! What Cathedral is it?

God Bless,

Zenovia

St. Mary's Basilica Cathedral of the Assumption in Covington Kentucky.

Original Story Link [calcatholic.com]

Fantastic, finally a house of worship fitting for the Revised Divine Liturgy. When does Bishop William of Van Nuys take title and move in?

Zenovia, ah yes! The giant blue flying saucer. I used to live in Milwaukee. I've seen the Church though I've never been inside. Apparently though they replaced all of the space age icon-like pictures with real icons several years ago. Of course the historical preservation society was all peeved that they were destroying Frank Lloyd Wright's work. The priest responded, "tough!"

Joe