{"id":230258,"date":"2024-08-24T17:28:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T17:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/24\/the-catholic-culture-podcast-143-the-sacrament-of-church-architecture\/"},"modified":"2024-08-24T17:28:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T17:28:43","slug":"the-catholic-culture-podcast-143-the-sacrament-of-church-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/24\/the-catholic-culture-podcast-143-the-sacrament-of-church-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"The Catholic Culture Podcast: 143 &#8211; The Sacrament of Church Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"date\">Sep 19, 2022<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Architecture is the built form of ideas, and church<br \/>\narchitecture is the built form of theology.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Denis McNamara joins the show to give a crash course in the<br \/>\nunderlying principles of Catholic church architecture, and make the<br \/>\ncase for classical architecture as the method that should be used<br \/>\nby today&#8217;s sacred architects.<\/p>\n<p>McNamara is an Associate Professor and Executive Director of the<br \/>\nCenter for Beauty and Culture at Benedictine College, architectural<br \/>\nconsultant, and author of multiple books on architecture.<\/p>\n<p>Topics include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Biblical vision of church architecture<\/li>\n<li>The church building as part of the liturgical rite<\/li>\n<li>The church building as a \u201csacrament\u201d of the glorified, mystical<br \/>\nBody of Christ and vision of the Heavenly Jerusalem<\/li>\n<li>The importance of the Temple<\/li>\n<li>How liturgical art conveys glorified realities<\/li>\n<li>How classical architecture makes visible nature&#8217;s invisible<br \/>\nforces<\/li>\n<li>The difference between liturgical and devotional images<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Catholic Church Architecture and the Spirit of the<br \/>\nLiturgy<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Catholic-Church-Architecture-Spirit-Liturgy\/dp\/1595250271\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Catholic-Church-Architecture-Spirit-Liturgy\/dp\/1595250271<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>How to Read Churches<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/How-Read-Churches-ecclesiastical-architecture\/dp\/1408128365\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.amazon.com\/How-Read-Churches-ecclesiastical-architecture\/dp\/1408128365<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Liturgy Guys <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liturgyguys.com\/\">https:\/\/www.liturgyguys.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Benedictine College&#8217;s Center for Beauty and Culture <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benedictine.edu\/academics\/centers\/beauty-culture\/index\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.benedictine.edu\/academics\/centers\/beauty-culture\/index<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. 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