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I am no expert on Church Architecture, but to me there is just something cold about the modern architecture. See more Pictures here.
I must admit, I am jealous. I am currently in a small village in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on business. This is a particularly Catholic part of Germany and so I have seen some things which make me jealous. I am… Continue Reading →
My friend Matt Fish pointed out to me a church which shows the reform of the reform in architectural terms: Sacred Heart Church in Peoria, Illinois. The parish web site shows the renovation in great detail, though it does not… Continue Reading →
St. Malachy’s church in Tehachapi is indicative of what’s going on around this country and throughout the church, says one not-so-pleased writer Christopher Zehnder in the California Catholic Daily. The sanctuary of St. Malachy’s with its plain, white-marblish, free-standing altar… Continue Reading →
Not to leave our Eastern-Rite brethren out of the church of the day series, today’s spotlight falls on Chicago’s Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral. It was designed by local architects Worthmann and Steinbach (one of whom was Lutheran) but uses an interesting… Continue Reading →
Chicago is full of glorious Polish churches, and one of the finest is St. Hyacinth in the Avondale neighborhood. This building was dedicated in 1921 and designed by the Chicago firm of Worthmann and Steinbach. It is most well known… Continue Reading →
Today’s installment of Chicago’s Catholic Church a Day is St. Paul’s in the “Heart of Chicago” neighborhood. You might think you are looking at a German village, but you are actually seeing a Chicago building which has the unusual distinction… Continue Reading →
I often hear complaints about the state of things in the Church, but am fortunate to be involved in the renewal of sacred architecture, both in teaching and practice. One of the maxims I teach my students is that architecture… Continue Reading →
The Chicago Catholic church of the day is St. Clement’s in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. It was dedicated in 1918 and has been called the little sibling of the great cathedral in St. Louis because it was designed by the… Continue Reading →
Since the Catholic churches of Chicago are glorious and generally under appreciated, and in a shameless effort to sell my book, Heavenly City (available on the link on this page), I thought it would be nice to start a new… Continue Reading →