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We welcome back seasoned journalist Erika Ahern to examine why many modern churches became plain or ugly, tracing causes from the Reformation and Enlightenment to 20th-century trauma and post‑conciliar changes. Has a loss of reverence and faith in the Eucharist shaped our worship spaces? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.
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The Real Reason Modern Catholic Churches Are Ugly | The Deep
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Why Catholics Can't Sing: The Culture of Catholicism and the Triumph of Bad Taste
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