Photo: Let the Children Come to Me
From: Most Sacred Heart Catholic Church - Eureka, MO
architecture
Photo: Lectern
From: Most Sacred Heart Catholic Church - Eureka, MO
Photo: Jesus Stained Glass in Sanctuary
Photo: Jesus Progresses in Wisdom - Holy Family
From: Most Sacred Heart Catholic Church - Eureka, MO
Photo: Immaculate Heart of Mary Statue
From: Most Sacred Heart Catholic Church - Eureka, MO
Photo: Exterior of Most Sacred Heart Church
From: Most Sacred Heart Catholic Church - Eureka, MO
Photo: Baptismal Font - Inside
From: Most Sacred Heart Catholic Church - Eureka, MO
The inscription reads "Pater non est Filius non est Spiritus non est Pater," and "Pater est Deus, Filius est Deus, and Spiritus est Deus." This is a graphical representation of the unity of our Trinitarian God—the Father is not the Son is not the Spirit... but all three are God. Three persons in one God.
Photo: Altar
From: Most Sacred Heart Catholic Church - Eureka, MO
Another Reason why Modern Architecture in Catholic Churches is Horrible
Billed by Laughing Squid (a SF-area blog) as humorous, I simply think this is sad:
God forbid we build beautiful buildings with architectural features like—gasp—crosses, domes, and straight-edged roofs, which don't have any potential for the kind of ridiculousness seen above.
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Decline in Church Architecture and Art
These images speak for themselves, but I will offer a few asides to help explain why I was saddened after visiting the Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago a few months ago.
What... the... I think they might reserve the Body of Christ somewhere in that mess.
To think that, before the fire, there was probably very beautiful, meaningful and symbolic imagery in that stained glass. Now it's an abstract, and dare I say, boring sight. My eyes grew tired trying to see what was up there.