dUSt 6,474 Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 https://www.ocregister.com/2019/07/09/christ-cathedral-a-jewel-box-of-artwork-and-hidden-treasures-ready-for-grand-opening/ I don't hate it. I do question why the tabernacle looks like some kids painted it. Do I prefer this to a traditional style cathedral? No way. But, I do try to see the beauty in all things--including modern design and architecture. I also see the ecumenical beauty in taking over a former Protestant church. Update: Found an old thread discussing this way back in 2011 before the diocese bought it: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CatherineM 6,344 Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 That’s a lot of windex. penitent60 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dUSt 6,474 Posted July 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 6 minutes ago, CatherineM said: That’s a lot of windex. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DukeToma 0 Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 It does look like the budget ran out when it came to the tabernacle doesn't it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hna.Caridad 72 Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 https://www.ocregister.com/2015/05/13/christ-cathedral-acquires-prestigious-tabernacle/ asimina 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KnightofChrist 2,343 Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 Looks like the inside of a refrigerator. All the stoneworks, look cold. Blank but not blank, minimalistic. Although with all the glass it's likely very hard and expensive to keep cool in summer. So many clashes of design. The crucifix, clashes with the tabernacle. The bottom of the tabernacle clashes with the top. The top of the tabernacle clashes with e v e r y t h i n g. The stations of the Cross clash with the crucifix and tabernacle. It's not ugly over all but it's not beautiful. I wonder if Mass here feels like a indoor outdoor Mass. Would I need my Ray-Ban's®? asimina and chrysostom 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dominicansoul 4,605 Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 yuck....but.....okay... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dUSt 6,474 Posted July 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 14 hours ago, KnightofChrist said: It's not ugly over all but it's not beautiful. +1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chrysostom 1,057 Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 I also appreciate the ecumenical gesture. I like the station of the cross depicted, too. The place is, uh, very bright. I find the "baldacchino" kind of weird. Is that even supposed to be one? A baldacchino hiding in plain sight? Split into a gigantic door frame and a hanging rectangle? Pretending it's something else? Not going to say anything about the tabernacle. It speaks for itself... Look, if you're going to drop 76 million dollars on a cathedral, there should be no excuse - none - for not making the entire thing as beautiful as you can. There are craftsmen enough to build something worthy for the ages at that price point. Unfortunately, that continues to seem too hard. The trend is to make it "accessible", while rejecting the fact that the beautiful is inherently accessible. asimina, dUSt and Seven77 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seven77 1,205 Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 Well, they really didn't have anything pretty to work with from the beginning. But it is an improvement overall I guess. It still looks modern and cold and sterile though... I think they could have possibly tried a bit harder, creatively, to make it look more Catholic, traditional looking-ish than it is now. I mean, the outside is pretty hopeless and that's just how it is, but the interior---it could be worked with, and they tried… I guess? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cappie 2,645 Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 the first "televangelist" back in the 1950's and the person who Reverend Robert Schuller said was his inspiration to go on television, Archbishop Sheen preaches three messages from the former sanctuary before the Crystal Cathedral was constructed. This video is now more pertinent than ever considering that the Roman Catholic Church now owns the property and has completed a loving multi-million dollar restoration of the Aboretum (the old sanctuary) and is in the midst of renovating the Crystal Cathedral (now Christ Cathedral) Seven77 and penitent60 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CatherineM 6,344 Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 I wonder what the acoustics are like? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anomaly 2,647 Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 I hear they’re sound. dUSt 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Papist 6,922 Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 I'd get a headache from all the bright lighting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dUSt 6,474 Posted July 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 20 hours ago, Papist said: I'd get a headache from all the bright lighting. But they added all those blinds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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