Tranquility Lost: Williamsburg Day 8: Last Night in Town

July 2, 2005

Williamsburg Day 8: Last Night in Town

Today wasn�t much of an adventure as it was a stroll. We spent the majority of our day in weird warehouses filled with outlet stores. Not really my thing, but mom and dad seemed to enjoy it.

By far the best outlet was the men�s suit warehouse� which was selling incredibly cheap suits and suit jackets, and the best part about them was that they were mistakes! You could get a pair of uneven pants (published in Eye Contact Fall 2004 issue, mwaha) or a suit jacket with incredibly wide arms! This would have been my best chance to get that David Byrne suit I always wanted. Saying, �Same as it ever was� just isn�t as effective without it.

We basically killed time before going to the local church (St. Bede�s). The Church was incredibly large and bland, and reinforced my theory that modern American Catholic churches have lost the reverence and tradition that older basilicas and churches have (like the magnificent St. Joseph�s at Seton Hill). It was also a circular church� what the heck is that all about? Man, all this makes me miss my home church that much more.

After mass we went and got ourselves some more ice cream. I think I�ve eaten ice cream almost every night over vacation, and usually at a different place every night (we ate at Dairy Queen twice). I�ve had some high brow ice cream, like Hagen Das, and hippie ice cream like Ben & Jerry�s. All of it was good, even tonight�s basic Friendly�s ice cream. But then again, nothing can compare to the majesty that is the Cold Stone Creamery�

Tomorrow� home.

Posted by MikeRubino at July 2, 2005 5:43 PM | TrackBack

Comments

It was also a circular church� what the heck is that all about?

Circular churches were built by the Knights Templar and the Freemasons (after the KT supposedly took over that organization)--if any of them exist. It was supposed to a way to get back to the way church was--just people sitting around talking about the Lord, not about gays and their "sins", ect.

*shrugs* it was said that Washington, Jefferson, ect and even members of British Parliament and the clergy were all FM's and KT's. So that explains why the church might be circular.

Posted by: Lou Gagliardi at July 4, 2005 11:42 PM

Huh, I go to church every Sunday and I've never sat there and talked about "gays and their 'sins'"

Also, the founding fathers you mention weren't Catholic, they were Protestant, so their influence in today's modern Catholic Churches is most likely null.

Instead, many new Catholic Churches are building their Churches in a circular layout because it's modern, it's architecturally pleasing to most people, and it creates a sense of "closeness" among the parishioners because of how everyone is seated.

Posted by: Mike Rubino at July 5, 2005 1:01 AM

I didn't say Catholic, I said Freemason and Knights Templar. That's the ONLY connection to the Catholic (albiet loose one).

If they don't talk about it, then why are gays and their "sins" constantly in the news? When one church supports the marriage and another doesn't. I didn't mean that EVERY catholic church talks about it--but apparently alot do.

Washington, Jefferson, and a few others were Freemasons, the Freemasons were supposedly taken over by the Knights Templar and the Illumanti--supposedly--because no one can prove any of those organizations exist.

If it's so modern, then go to London. There is a circular church there that has been in use for a very long time, it even has graves of Templars in it.

How do I know this? After reading the Da Vinci Code, I researched Dan Brown's research--85% of his research proved to be fact.

Posted by: Lou Gagliardi at July 5, 2005 10:07 AM

And the other 15% of his "research" was what, made-up? More to the point, which 15%

Posted by: Megan Ritter at July 9, 2005 2:30 PM