I recently had the pleasure and honor of delivering two presentations at St Theresa’s Catholic Sugarland (outside Houston) on topics relating to my book The Crucified Rabbi, specifically on how the liturgical and sacrificial customs of the Old Testament find their fulfillment in the Catholic Mass, liturgy, architecture, and vestments.

St Theresa’s, under the leadership of Father Stephen Reynolds, renovated their sanctuary which was previously lacking in what we might call the “beauty of holiness.”

Here are the “before photos”…

 

Breathtaking, isn’t it? It’s difficult to believe that it’s truly the same church. The renovation is one thousand times better than the original.

But wait. There’s more. Here’s the daily Mass chapel before:

And here’s the daily Mass chapel after: