tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post7112313658864141100..comments2024-03-25T11:09:41.538-04:00Comments on a minor friar blog: From Visitation to Pentecost Via BaptismBrother Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-57254242147090241932009-12-23T09:16:18.431-05:002009-12-23T09:16:18.431-05:00It's funny, Bless; you're not alone! A lot...It's funny, Bless; you're not alone! A lot of folks make this objection when I bring up my little "plan." It just doesn't seem like a big deal to me; I've been in many churches in Europe in which the floors are full of designs and sepulchers and everything else, and it seems to work fine.<br /><br />I'm just looking to make the parallel; I wouldn't put them on the walls for that reason...only the aisle will give the balance of the four sides. :)Brother Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-20287816574815974402009-12-23T09:10:24.691-05:002009-12-23T09:10:24.691-05:00Good morning Father Charles...Good suggestion abou...Good morning Father Charles...Good suggestion about removing the carpets, but I disagree putting the luminous mystery on the floor. I will have to tip-toe in the middle of the isle worrying on stepping on them. Those will be blessed upon completion and I do not think it is OK to walk on them. Putting a Luminous mosaic on some of the vacant spaces on church walls would be better. Sorry Father....Blessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-29390514454379240872009-12-22T06:33:10.450-05:002009-12-22T06:33:10.450-05:00I'm still reeling from your yesterday's po...I'm still reeling from your yesterday's post. It so struck me. It's the most amazing thing I heard in 2009 so far. If only I could reach that level of non-selfhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-12769327167740152112009-12-21T11:42:21.502-05:002009-12-21T11:42:21.502-05:00Thanks for the background! I have a picture in my ...Thanks for the background! I have a picture in my office in which the clamshell and altar rail are visible.<br /><br />Speaking of, another thing I'm always curious about is the question of crucifixes on the side altars. They must have had them at some point.Brother Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-22691721566090019802009-12-21T10:41:21.602-05:002009-12-21T10:41:21.602-05:00Father Charles, I agree 100% on the carpeting. You...Father Charles, I agree 100% on the carpeting. You should have seen its predecessor, a gold 70's era shaggy type. (Or maybe better you did not see it!) But underneath, is the original floor from 1914, which is a tile floor with a pattern. It is visible in some older photographs of the Church. I am sure that the carpeting was installed at the time that the altar rail and the original elevated pulpit with a clamshell backing were removed and discarded. A couple of sections of the original carved wood altar rail remain in the cellar as dusty vestiges of the church's original design.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com