Discussion about Modernist church architecture is often charged with emotion and rooted in personal taste. Why is this the case and how do we move beyond it? There’s a persistent refrain one hears from certain corners of the Church today that goes something like this: The wholesale reconfiguration of the Catholic place of worship presumably […]
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Eucharistic Liturgy · January / February 2020
Built of Living Stones at 20
What does the Church teach us about designing liturgical spaces? Take a moment to think of a beautiful building that moves you, or that holds a special place in your life. Was it a family home, worship space, art museum, library, or a performing arts center? Certain places touch our spirit deeply and remind us […]
Eucharistic Liturgy · January / February 2020
Church Buildings and the Disciplining of the Mind: Bringing an Un-Churched Generation into Sacred Spaces
With beautiful historic church buildings crumbling, and Catholic demographics shifting, how do we share the rich heritage of sacred architecture with an un-churched generation? Several years ago, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) launched its ingenious “I Look Up” campaign, an attempt to raise public literacy about the art of building by encouraging people of […]