Sunday, January 04, 2009

If you haven't yet seen...

...the superb DVD A Glimpse of Heaven rush and get one NOW. It tells the story of some of the most glorious Catholic churches in Britain - fabulous buildings by Pugin and Gilbert Scott, great abbeys and magnificent spires soaring over northern cities, gems of beautiful art and stained glass and superb craftmanship...and it also shows some of the ghastly destruction wrought in the 1960s and 70s in the name of "renovation" and "updating" and also the ravages of time with much-loved churches now threatened by closure and abandonment...please, please watch it and then join in the campaign to restore beauty and cherish our heritage. The DVD was a Christmas gift to a family member and we watched it this evening, by turns awestruck, fascinated, thrilled and saddened.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I tried to access A Glimpse of Heaven for your blog. It said this page no longer exists. How can I find it Auntie J.Please help me.

Joanna Bogle said...

I've amended it!! Try again!!

And DO order the DVD. It's a magnificent evening's viewing...and also ideal for a Catholic group to watch.Get some people together over some mulled wine and enjoy an evening's viewing together.

Auntie Joanna