Anita at V-For-Victory
makes some good points here, based on a homily
found at Audio Sancto website. (There
are hundreds of good homilies on various topics at this website.)
Anita notes a comment made by Winston Churchill: we shape
our buildings, and then our buildings shape us. She adds:
Catholic churches are no
different. From floor to ceiling, a Catholic church is catechesis in
stone, wood and glass. It is not only the stained-glass windows and the
statuary that contain lessons about the faith, but the very architecture.
Have you ever thought about the significance of the three distinct spaces
within a Catholic church: the vestibule, the nave, and the sanctuary? The
vestibule symbolizes the underworld; the nave symbolizes the earth; the
sanctuary symbolizes heaven. Different standards of behavior apply in
each.
Finish reading the post here;
it’s not long, and you may be interested in reading some of Anita’s other posts
as well. And don’t forget to check out the good homilies at Audio Sancto.
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