Category Archives: Reflections on the Daily Readings

Repost: The Transfiguration and the Wellspring of Worship

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Adam

“When you pass through those doors, you are climbing Mount Tabor!” ~ Fr. Peter Mussett Continue reading →

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Through the Roof

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Adam

Growing parishes face many challenges when it comes to expanding their church buildings.  Common obstacles can be related to fundraising, design challenges, logistics during construction, site constraints, parking limitations, etc.  Yet for all the challenges and potential pitfalls, the need … Continue reading →

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St. John Lateran – Mother Church of the Living Stones

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Adam

“The beauty and harmony of the churches, destined to give praise to God, also draws us human beings, limited and sinful, to convert to form a “cosmos,” a well-ordered structure, in intimate communion with Jesus, who is the true Saint of saints.” Continue reading →

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Body and City – Two Paradigms for the Church Building

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Adam

Our church buildings show forth the reality of the Church – and indeed they should – both physically, and symbolically. The buildings that we construct are a visible sign to the world that the Body of Christ is actually present in this very place and time. Continue reading →

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