tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post4522579720574221712..comments2023-12-02T06:33:50.847-08:00Comments on Notes from a Common-place Book: Travel Journal (3)--NYC, A Tale of Two ChurchesTerry (John)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07523479530843509695noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-56270891696259055892007-07-09T09:28:00.000-07:002007-07-09T09:28:00.000-07:00David Bryan, are you familiar with the famous Ben...David Bryan, are you familiar with the famous Ben Sergent cartoon about the Texas Legislature, captioned "Hark, hark, the dogs do bark, the circus is back in town"?<BR/><BR/>Death bredon, definitely St. Thomas next time!Terry (John)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07523479530843509695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-82399485296117357532007-07-09T05:54:00.000-07:002007-07-09T05:54:00.000-07:00Ahhh, perhaps you should have tried St. Thomas's F...Ahhh, perhaps you should have tried St. Thomas's Fifth Avenue, just a few blocks from St. Patricks, for an Anglican "shrine church." Sure, St. Thomas lacks the a bit of the "wow factor," but it is has very homely, English cosiness that speaks to the souls of we Anglo-American, Prayer-Book Catholics (1928 American ed.). <BR/><BR/>I wouldn't expect St. Thomas to give a strong impression anyone outside this sadly diminishing demographic but, then again, it isn't design too! Still, I think it would have been more refreshing in its relatively humble, high-WASP sincerity than the "White elephant" ostentations of the 815 Episcopagan Crowd (St. John's NYC & National Cathedral D.C.).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-4631373620717920232007-07-08T20:00:00.000-07:002007-07-08T20:00:00.000-07:00"With the addition of a couple of clowns, it could..."With the addition of a couple of clowns, it could have passed for a traveling carnival show. Or the Texas Legislature in session."<BR/><BR/>Ha! True...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the chronicle.Fr. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489705490983833993noreply@blogger.com