{"id":2850,"date":"2005-09-03T09:41:35","date_gmt":"2005-09-03T09:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2005\/09\/faith-in-biloxi.html"},"modified":"2005-09-03T09:41:35","modified_gmt":"2005-09-03T09:41:35","slug":"faith-in-biloxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2005\/09\/faith-in-biloxi.html","title":{"rendered":"Faith in Biloxi"},"content":{"rendered":"

How churches weathered the destruction:<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Catholic Church, which ministers to about 70,000 in the Biloxi Diocese, was physically trounced, with at least 14 of 57 churches gone or devastated likely beyond rebuilding. Several churches constructed after Camille to be "hurricane proof," including a pyramid type design in Pass Christian and Long Beach, are gone or shells. <\/p>\n

St. Michael’s, considered the fishermen’s church because it dates to the seafood beginnings of Biloxi’s Point Cadet, still stands, but about 10 feet of the lower stained glass is missing. One lasting story from Camille is of two priests clinging to statues as the water rose. This time, no priests stayed in the church, and this time, most of the statues are gone. <\/p>\n

The bishop will be at Nativity BVM Cathedral 5 p.m. today (Saturday) for Mass; on Sunday the times are 7 a.m. at St. Rose De Lima in Bay St. Louis and 9 a.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes in Pineville in north Pass Christian. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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