{"id":4622,"date":"2010-07-08T13:34:30","date_gmt":"2010-07-08T13:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2010\/07\/the-hallmark-of-a-truly-beautiful-church.html"},"modified":"2010-07-08T13:34:30","modified_gmt":"2010-07-08T13:34:30","slug":"the-hallmark-of-a-truly-beautiful-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2010\/07\/the-hallmark-of-a-truly-beautiful-church.html","title":{"rendered":"The hallmark of a truly beautiful church"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe simmering thread about church music<\/a> got me to thinking about church architecture. (No, I’m not going to start another Top 10 list…but it’s tempting…)<\/p>\n

I remembered a conversation I had when I met Fr. George Rutler, at his magnificent church, Church of Our Savior<\/a>. I commented about how beautiful the church was and he replied, proudly, “You know how you can tell if a church is really beautiful? It’s the brides. If a lot of brides want to be married there, you’ve got a pretty church.” <\/p>\n

\nTruer words were never spoken. At my parish<\/a>, (shown above) we get calls from all over the city, from brides asking to be married there. (Among other things, we have a looooong aisle.) But we have a strongly enforced policy — no weddings unless you’re in the parish — and that keeps the number of weddings manageable. Otherwise, we’d be booked solid every week, and Pachelbel’s Canon would never quit.<\/p>\n

But don’t get me started on wedding music. Please. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Meantime, Fr. Rutler’s church is below.  <\/div>\n
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