St. John the Evangelist | Indy

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By Ernest Disney-Britton

INDIANA---I finally stumbled upon a home for weekday noon mass, St. John the Evangelist Catholic Churchis within a block of Indy's downtown shopping center. There's even a line for confession, and it's starting now. Since there's only Sunday mass in Green Acres, I'm finally free of Mother Angelica's EWTN! Yesterday, I worshiped at SS Peter and Paul Cathedral. They have some impressive sacred art, and I made some new friends.

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St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption | Kentucky

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By Ernest Disney-Britton

KENTUCKY---Covington, KY artist Frank Duveneck completed murals the murals on the east wall of his hometown's Blessed Sacrament Chapel in May 1910. The triptych depicts the mysteries of the Eucharist. We were there for Easter.

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‘Sacred Spain’ Exhibit Features Historic Catholic Artwork, Artifacts

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By Mary Ann Wyand

"MadridMadre Jerónima de la Fuente" (1620) by Diego Velázquez;
oil on canvas; 63 x 42 3/8 in. (160 x 107.5 cm); Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid

INDIANA---“Sacred Spain: Art and Belief in the Spanish World,” a unique, one-time exhibition at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, is an incredible assembly of 17th-century paintings and other objects from Spain and Latin America. Indianapolis Museum of Art conservator Christina Milton O’Connell works on restoring the “Virgin of Guadalupe” in early June to prepare the painting for display in the museum’s “Sacred Spain: Art and Belief in the Spanish World” exhibition. The oil-on-ca nvas painting was created by an unknown artist in Mexico in about 1700. The exhibit, which opened Oct. 11 and runs through Jan. 3, was specially created for the museum and will only be shown there, said Ronda Kasl, senior curator of painting and sculpture before 1800. [link]

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At Home in One of God's Art Museums

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By TAHLIB

NEW YORK CITY---Church of St. Vincent de Paul on 23rd Street in Chelsea is across the street from our office, and I don't think that's a coincidence. They have daily noon mass, and while I've never done that before, I think I might give it a try. What's most surprising though is the church buildings major state of deterioration. While it's clean, it's also clearly crumbling away and how is that possible with the riches available in NYC? The ten Romanesque-style stained-glass windows are credited as made by Tiffanys. I can't wait to show them off to my visitors from back home! There is a small chapel to the left of the entrance devoted to St. Thérèse which honors French soldiers who died in foreign wars past. I don't know why it honors French soldiers but I assume that French-Americans started this church. I Googled, and discovered there are over 6,000 houses  of worship here in NYC, nearly one on every corner so I'm glad to have already discovered one that I like.

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