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| October 23, 2003 Edition |
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In a Nutshell
A church building is a house for the church and a house of God.
When Europe's great, historic cathedrals were built, the church was the center of people's lives. These cathedrals were labors of love and expressions of faith.
Vatican Council II's liturgical renewal influences church architecture. A question today asks, What type of space will foster the liturgy's full, rich celebration?
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Food for Thought
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"The great cathedrals of past times were places where people gathered to hear news, debate issues and plan for the future of the city," Father David Garcia, rector of San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio, Texas, said in a 2002 speech.
He is among those today who accent a cathedral's relationship to the needs, strengths and concerns of the city surrounding it. "Cathedrals can begin again to take their rightful role as centers of the city, giving life and meaning to a culture in need of both," he said.
A cathedral in "the age of cathedrals ... was much more than a place of weekly worship. It was truly the heart of the community, pumping life and spirit to all," Father Garcia said.
He and others, noting that a cathedral quite commonly is located at a city's center, point, for example, to the role it can fulfill in aiding the poor and new immigrants who live there, as well as others who are vulnerable in various ways.
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What "Looks Like a Church"?
By Father Lawrence E. Mick
Catholic News Service
A strong impression of the grandeur of the great cathedrals of Europe remains with me many years after a month-long visit I made to the continent when I visited countless churches.
The cathedrals, monuments of stone and stained glass, are hard to comprehend, even when one is standing in them. They are such vast spaces, with ceilings so high that it is hard to see their peaks.
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A Church That Draws Us
Out of Ourselves
By Msgr. James P. Moroney
Catholic News Service
What should a church look like? The question is asked each year by hundreds of pastors and those who work with them to build a place to pray and to celebrate the sacred liturgy.
The first question is what style can be employed. Must every church look like a Roman basilica or a soaring Gothic cathedral? Does the church prize the art of one age over another?
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On Pilgrimage
By Father David K. O'Rourke, OP
Catholic News Service
A pilgrimage is a form of religious expression that has played, and continues to play, an important role in church life.
To go on pilgrimage means to step out of regular routines and schedules. "Pilgrimage" means going away from home. "Pilgrimage" means life on the road. "Pilgrimage" means walking alongside other people, all of whom share in this uncommon venture.
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Faith in the Marketplace
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This Week's Discussion Point:
How has the ecumenical movement directly touched you or your family?
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Selected Response From Readers:
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This week's readings
Week of October 26 - November 1
Sunday, October 26, 2003
Reading I: Jer 31:7-9
Reading II: Heb 5:1-6
Gospel: Mk 10:46-52
Monday, October 27, 2003
Reading I: Rom 8:12-17
Gospel: Lk 13:10-17
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Reading I: Eph 2:19-22
Gospel: Lk 6:12-16
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Wednesday, October 29, 2003
Reading I: Rom 8:26-30
Gospel: Lk 13:22-30
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Reading I: Rom 8:31b-39
Gospel: Lk 13:31-35
Friday, October 31, 2003
Reading I: Rom 9:1-5
Gospel: Lk 14:1-6
Saturday, November 1, 2003
Reading I: Rev 7:2-4, 9-14
Gospel: Mt 5:1-12a
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Pope's Prayer Intentions
October General Intention
To follow Christ with enthusiasm: That young people may follow Christ, the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and bear witness to him in all the situations of their lives.
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October Mission Intention
Pastors rich in wisdom and holiness: That God provide His Church with holy pastors to defend the light of the Gospel to the ends of the earth.
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