“Mass Mob” at Our Lady of Peace

Another small Manhattan church – well attended, financially self-sustaining and in an upscale area – nevertheless scheduled for closing. It’s “beautiful” too, and part of a historic district – but the following article from the New York Times makes clear that “aesthetics” counts for little in the present-day Roman Catholic Church.

“Mass Mob” Fills a Church with Hopes of Saving It

St. Fara of Cinisi, Sicily

One of the Venetian chandeliers.

On Our Lady of Peace: “God’s Ballroom”