"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
My friend Fr. Stephanos posted this on Facebook yesterday. It shows rather well the relationship between the different rites and churches in the Catholic Catholic Church:
This is more detailed than an earlier image I posted concerning The Catholic Family Tree. If you would like to know more about the different rites of the Church, you might like to read an old post of mine, Know your Rites.
How do the different Churches in the Catholic Church experience Advent?
“The cathedrals and churches architecturally prepare our souls for the beauty of the Eucharist”
– Jeff Cavins, “I’m not being fed!”
I know that the majority of people who read this blog live in America, either within or near the state of California. I would therefore invite you to check out Twelve Churches Not To Miss When You Visit California:
It was really nice to see that San Diego’s Our Lady of the Rosary made the list. Having said that, I was rather disappointed that my favourite church (architecturally), The Immaculata, was not listed in the article’s top ten. So what other churches in California do you think should have been on the list?
As some of you know, my Mum came to visit me in San Diego recently. In case anyone was looking for ideas for things to do when friends visit, I thought I’d post some of the things we did (or tried to do) while she was here :
Church
Saturday Midday Mass at Our Lady of the Rosary
Daily Mass at The Immaculata
Evening Mass at The Mission
Sunday Divine Liturgy at Holy Angels
Food
Sandwich lunch at Hillcrest Sandwich Store
Lunch at Peohe’s
Gelato at Pappalecco (Little Italy)
Sunday Brunch at Pappalecco (Hillcrest)
Dinner at El Prado
Walks
Balboa Park and the Spanish Village
Pacific Beach. Watch the surfing off Tourlamine
Evening walk along Seaport Village
Mission Bay
Torrey Pines
“Culture”
Cinema Under the Stars
Catholic Answers Gala
Little Italy Farmer’s Market
Show at The Old Globe
Fashion Valley Mall
Drinks at the Wine Cabanna
I came across this great series on “Architectural Theology” by Denis McNamara:
