St. Patrick Catholic Church

The Statue:

You will notice that there is only one statue, and that it stands in the courtyard.

This brings out the fact that Christ should be the center of our attention.

It reflects a sense of order in our Catholic worship that there be nothing to distract from the center of our life-- Christ and the mystery of His love.

The image:
is not the same image we are accustomed to seeing in our churches.

It is stark theology:
Mary gives us Christ
--who gives us the Bread of Life
(The Eucharistic Bread of Himself)
and the Word of Life -- (the Scriptures).
Mary gives Christ flesh.
The Christian is called to give Christ flesh in our day.

In many foreign countries the Madonna and Child resemble the people of the country. We are fortunate to have an image that enables us to look beyond realistic images and reflects no particular race, for our Lady and The Christ Child extend open arms to all men.

What began as architecture by worship, not worship by architecture, explains many of the features of St. Patrick's Church.

--Originally written in 1972.

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