473 Comments for Mission Hill Convent

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The sacred heart of Jesus....lovely.
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And he has a gentle expression on his face. Ah...just looked up and saw your comment as well, Mica. Yes, very gentle & kind.
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St. Alphonsus perhaps?
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I am so sad that these beautiful religious items were left behind. What was the archdiocese thinking? Seems like they really didn't care.
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Well...angels can make themselves invisible.
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Iconoclasm is alive and well. Actually not well but very sick indeed.
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I'm not Catholic, but I think that canon law stipulates that religious vessels are not to be left behind, since they are considered sacred. In particular, this would be the case with a tabernacle, having held the Blessed Sacrament.
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Just when I was going to say "no graffiti in this one." And then I looked more closely. Why must they ruin those beautiful wood doors?
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This statue isn't so bad. I think that might be a young David when he was a shepherd, before he became King of Israel.
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Dark-Star, I wouldn't be surprised if there was anti-Christian motivation behind the destruction of the statues. Perhaps it was done by an ex-Catholic with a chip on their shoulder.
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I'm not fond of the statues myself. We Eastern Orthodox don't have them in our churches. This one is especially unattractive.
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That coin slot looks rather small - like you can't fit much through there.
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So much in this photo I don't like. And that 70's era chair definitely does not go with the organ. Why or why do they leave these beautiful instruments behind?
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I agree, Beth. This graffiti is so out of place here.
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Flushed & Sandy - I don't think all Catholic churches have donation boxes. The ones I have been to don't.