about the renovation at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Alexandria. Word on the street here in Arlington is that the Tabernacle was moved recently into the Sanctuary way ahead of the parish renovations because the roof of the adoration “closet” began to cave in when one of the priests was in there praying. Talk about a sign from God! “Rebuild my Church” indeed! Incredible!
Here’s a picture of what it used to look like pre-cataclysm:
Maybe I will do a little recon this week and get a picture of the new placement of the Tabernacle.
The renovation project has been a point of terrible contention for the parish. It has even spawned a website for those who oppose it, www.bsforum.org, that claims to be “an independent source of news and views about Blessed Sacrament Catholic Community in Alexandria, Virginia.” See the Washington Post article from March 2003 for some rather stilted reporting on the debacle.
The Spirit is a-movin’ all over, all over this land.
Today seems to be the day for Apt Names for Liberal Catholic Movements.
First, “The Church From Beneath Initiative”.
Second, “BSforum”!
If God starts issuing His personal opinions on the architecture and layout of modern church buildings by dropping their ceilings, then maybe a lot of us ought to consider wearing hard-hats to Mass.
I can’t remember if it was this blog, but somewhere I commented that time was playing a trick on these horrible 70s-80s era buildings and that once they fell apart, that newer, better buildings more conducive to Catholic worship could be constructed in their places. As Mark Shea has said, “Toldja so!”