Monday, June 19, 2006

INSITE ON A NEW HOLY SITE IN DOWNTOWN HOUSTON!

OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW!


Okay, I admit I'm just one of those people intrigued by anything that is old. From people, to houses, to cars or even churches. And that brings me to this blog post. I was driving downtown and noticed they were building a new catholic church - Sacred Heart - on St. Joseph Parkway. And while Baptist, Methodist and Episcopal churches are constructed everyday when was the last time you've seen a new Catholic church being built. I would think the average age of catholic churches has to be around 100 years old in America - some far older. I think it's rare when they build a new church in the diocese. That's why I was particularly excited to see this construction site even though I'm not catholic. Sacred Heart's new co-cathedral is being erected at a cost of $40 million dollars. It will seat nearly 1900 people and serve as a major hub for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. I was told construction kicked off back in 2005 and it's expected to be complete by the year 2007. You may think who cares, but I always consider every fabric of our lives as a piece of history. And that structure being added to Houston's skyline is a piece of history. Take notice...take notice. By the way, the old Sacred Heart across the street was first built in 1911. I'm told it will remain open even after the new structure is complete.

3 comments:

  1. Anonymous8:31 PM

    Hey Isah, I have a site I think you would be interested in: http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/haif/
    Its a big forum to discuss Houston happenings. I think thats how I found out about your site.

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  2. Anonymous10:40 AM

    Catholics build a $40 million church to seat 1,900 people. Baptists build churches for $10 million to seat 10,000 people. You decide who is a better steward of what the Lord has given them.

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  3. Anonymous2:07 PM

    Second post proves only that Baptists build cheap churches.
    hmmm... without the Catholic Church there would be no Baptist, Southern Baptist, Westboro Baptist or any other fringe baptist you can think of so I guess the Baptists owe a lot to the first church.

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