What is the story of your parish?

from National Catholic Register blog...

One of the beautiful things about our Catholic faith is that we are always surrounded by great, inspiring stories. Every stained glass window, statue, tradition, smell, picture and architectural detail tells a great story. There is purpose to every movement to the liturgy. There is meaning in every brush stroke and piece of glass.

The problem is that not many people know the meaning, purpose or story. And if you don’t know the meaning, purpose or story, then all of these beautiful things are reduced to a matter of taste. They like the the art based on how it looks with the carpet. Or the architecture based on how modern or in-style it looks.

We’ve lost our sense of one of the most beautiful dimensions to our Catholic Faith: Its story.  In the Catholic Church, a statue is never just a statue. A building layout is never just functional. A picture is never just aesthetic. But if people don’t know that, then it doesn’t do any good. And that’s a shame when this meaning, purpose and story is actually something that attracts many to the faith and inspires many more to stay in it.

Do you know the story of your parish?

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