a conference for pastors, architects, building committees, artists, liturgical consultants and all interested in the beauty of the Catholic artistic heritage

Supported in part by a grant from the Bricks and Mortar Foundation.

Heaven On Earth: The Theology and Design of Catholic Church Buildings

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006
 

4:00 p.m.          Registration desk opens

7:00                  Evening Prayer

7:30                  Keynote Address: David Fagerberg

                        “Heaven on Earth: The Theology of Church Architecture”

9:00                  Social

Thursday, October 26th

8:00 a.m.          Morning Prayer
8:15                 Breakfast

9:00 a.m.          Morning Session

                        Denis McNamara: “Good Traditional, Bad Traditional”

                        Ethan Anthony: “Yes, It Can Be Done Today: Affording Traditional Architecture”
12:45 p.m.         Midday Prayer
1:00                  Lunch

2:00                  Afternoon Session

                        Christopher Carstens: “‘Where Is the Tabernacle Supposed to Go?’ and Other
                        Questions: Understanding the General Instruction of the Roman Missal”

                        Mark Daniel Kirby, O. Cist.: “More Than a Sound Meter: The Theology of Church
                        Acoustics”

                        Rita Perrett: “People Pay for Beauty: Raising Funds to Build or Renovate Your
                        Church”
5:15                  Mass
6:15                  Dinner
7:00      .           Evening Prayer

7:30                  Evening Session

                        Rev. Thomas Loya: “East and West: The Theology of the Liturgical Image”

9:00                  Social

Friday, October 27th
 

8:00 a.m.          Morning Prayer
8:15 a.m.          Breakfast
9:00 a.m.          Morning Session

                        Jeff Greene: “Yes It Can Be Done Today II: Art and Craft”

                        William Buckingham: “Building a Church: What to Expect From Beginning to
                        End”

                        Roundtable discussion: Questions, discussion, debate

12:30 p.m.         Adjourn