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Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral (New)
Related Web Sites: Discuss the architecture of Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral (New) and other buildings in Houston. Last 10 Comments  bob - Monday, December 17th, 2007 @ 12:35pm • Rating:  Five stars.This will be a great house of God. It is more pleasing to the eye than most recent places of worship which can usually be confused with a warehouse. Having chosen to bulid it in the shape of our Lords Cross, as most traditional Cathedrals, are was perfect. The money was well spent. Robert Farmer - Sunday, April 1st, 2007 @ 1:14pm • Rating:  One star.Oh Please, as If a 100 years is too Old to Preserve. In with New and Out with the Old is absurd. I viewed an ariel view on Mapquest and I was amazed that such a major structure for the Catholics of Houston,Texas was build on such a Small piece of land with streets on all 4 sides. I am very Underwhelmed by this Poor addition to a Rich in History but Architecurally Poor Houston. Robert Sharp - Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 @ 12:14pm • Rating: Five stars.I think this new building is great; it combines a sense of the past, yet it is a clean, modern design. The old catherdral is cramped and uninspired to me, unlike the other Catholic churches in or near downtown. Doyle Drury - Friday, March 23rd, 2007 @ 2:50pm • Rating:  Two stars.As a relatively new catholic, I really appreciate the history of the current co-cathedral, and at the same time can look forward to the newness of the new church. I understand the meaning behind the new church and what it means to Archbishop Fiorenza. Anthony Morrison - Friday, February 9th, 2007 @ 2:12pm • Rating: Two stars.Although the new structure is modern and will reflect the modern city that is Houston, the old Cathedral should be saved, at all cost, to preserve this city's Catholic heritage. This is coming from someone who is Methodist. Jonh - Wednesday, December 13th, 2006 @ 1:37pm • Rating: One star.This new cathedral is a waste of money. First the old Sacred Heart is very sound; the arch-diocese is giving us BS. The current cathedral must be saved; it is also 100 years old. The new cathedral is so plain and kind of ugly. The windows are square and only four are going to be stained-glass. The remaining windows are going to be left open, not what a cathedral is supposed to be. The old Sacred Heart is very beautiful and has a great history and meaning for the people of Houston. Yes it will be a sin to destroy this church, and yes it is the House of God. We can not just stand by and let this happen; we must fight to save our home. If you would like to help please get in contract with Greater Houston Preservation Alliance and Preservation Texas. D. Dominguez - Friday, November 17th, 2006 @ 1:00pm • Rating: One star.What a visually uninspiring waste of money. While other catholic churches and schools in the Houston area struggle with finances and dwindling congregations, how did it seem appropriate to waste $32,000,000 for the construction of a new church? I find it hard to believe that the original structure is beyond repair and cannot be brought back to it's former splendor. If that is the case, then why do they continue to hold daily mass in the very structure that is not structurally sound? Perhaps this is just another vulgar display of arrogance by a church/arch dioscese that has lost sight of helping the poor, the sick, and the less fortunate. Not only that, but $32,000,000 could do wonders for the catholic schools in the Houston area! Robert Sharp - Tuesday, September 26th, 2006 @ 6:32pm • Rating: Five stars.I could not disagree more. This building walke a line between homage to the past and looking toward the future. It is traditional, but modern. It feels clean and simply conceived, but not shallow. The other building to me seems cramped and uninspired. Rev. Hector Trevino - Monday, July 10th, 2006 @ 4:10pm • Rating: One star.I was dis-appointed to see such un-imaginative the exterior for the new cathedral. It will hardly be a land mark of interest such as the new one on Los Angeles. Its just going to look like a big ugly church from the 50's. It's so unfortunate to see how the archdiocese lost a great opportunity to build an architectual landmark.What a real shame. Barbara Moreno - Sunday, June 18th, 2006 @ 5:46pm • I visited the OLD Scacred Heart 6/17/06 It will be a SIN to destroy such art work. This could be treated like the missions of San Antonio. There will never be such statues, Frescos an architecture again.Also in response to the secular building comment...NO...it is God's house!
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