From birdsite
I've attended Mass in a cave, in the woods, in a ramshackle cabin, a traditional cathedral, a suburban mcchurch.
It's not the building. It's the thing you're doing in the building that is important.
@StefMNicholas Painful for me are the changes of architecture I see. Older parishes were constructed in a cathedral style. One new parish I saw was built more like modern evangelical churches, a semi…
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From birdsite
@bdunbar
Moving to a historic liturgical tradition, I've learned to appreciate the theological depth in the traditions, symbols, and even architecture.
A building both reflects and drives theology, attitude and purpose... I appreciate the theology built into cathedral architecture. And I am part of a congregation that meets in a school gym.
If I got to choose an architecture it would be one that draws the focus symbolically upward, away from one's self, etc. Yet, there are practical matters and much more primary issues.
