I will be attending university in the fall, and the only Catholic Church within a reasonable distance (I think about thirty miles or so) of the campus is the cathedral for the diocese. I've been to Mass there twice already, and it is a very beautiful place, but I always feel guilty about it. I mean, it is REALLY extravagant... marble columns, gold trim, sixty foot ceilngs, et cetera. And the last time I was there, the priest said that the parish was in the process of spending ten thousand dollars to refurbish the altar!
I've grown up going to a very modest parish. We're not poor, but there's not really enough money to keep the church and school in good shape and still do as much for the community as we ought. It seems like a huge shock to me that a modern Catholic parish -- cathedral or not -- would spend so much on extravagences! I mean that is not very Christlike. Why spend ten thousand dollars on tearing up the carpet when you can help the poor with that money and effort?
2006-12-08
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