tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142841714418512823.post1745983633373234507..comments2008-04-18T11:29:10.930-05:00Jeffrey Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05227411938775535934noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142841714418512823.post-54919309313472179972008-04-18T11:29:00.000-05:002008-04-18T11:29:00.000-05:00The absence of the murals might be part of it.Jeffrey Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05227411938775535934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142841714418512823.post-58588726135728453642008-04-18T11:23:00.000-05:002008-04-18T11:23:00.000-05:00Hm-m-m. Hard to put a finger on it. There is something about the old interior that is awkward, unbalanced, just too much. It's not simply that it is too ornate -- St. Anthony's or St. Patrick's is more so. It just doesn't fit, and that makes it look terribly dated.<BR/><BR/>That's the best I can do right now.Irenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17962225409443023414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142841714418512823.post-67751755211263462102008-04-16T21:57:00.000-05:002008-04-16T21:57:00.000-05:00Why?<BR/><BR/>When the church was reconfigured, the seating capacity decreased by nearly half....from 1,000 to 600.<BR/><BR/>Still a beautiful church no matter how you configure the seating.Kyle Gasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776753446708242010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142841714418512823.post-71895054922734894332008-04-16T15:12:00.000-05:002008-04-16T15:12:00.000-05:00To my utter astonishment, I believe I prefer the new version!Irenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17962225409443023414noreply@blogger.com