Conventional wisdom has a great affect on many aspects of life including the built environment. Being social creatures we tend to believe what others do, and follow the example of those closest to us in time or place. However, it is also beneficial for us to confront the conventional wisdom...
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It was almost destroyed in 1988, due to a bad financial situation and the movement to “update” church architecture. Thankfully, it was saved by a resourceful priest and with the help of Cardinal Francis George. And now St. John Cantius church has been voted “America’s Most Beautiful Church”! Isn’...
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Before the Second Vatican Council, the normal way for a Catholic to receive the Eucharist was for him to kneel at an altar rail at the front the church and receive on the tongue. Altar rails were sometimes plain, sometimes very ornate – but they were a predictable part of many...
