Before and after: how to renovate a Catholic church — UPDATED

I stumbled upon this today: pictures of a beautifully executed renovation at Holy Rosary Parish in Indianapolis, a church that offers frequent celebration of the Latin Mass.  (Indeed, here’s one curiosity: in the renovation, it doesn’t appear that the priest is able to face the congregation.)

The first picture is the church from 2004.  The second, from 2009.  You can read more about it here.

UPDATE: The pastor has kindly sent along a more recent shot of the sanctuary, which shows the new pulpit:

The discussion here is straying pretty far from the idea of church architecture and renovation. They’re also taking a hostile turn.  Comments are now closed.