{"id":16262,"date":"2012-09-25T00:01:53","date_gmt":"2012-09-25T06:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=16262"},"modified":"2012-09-25T04:13:13","modified_gmt":"2012-09-25T10:13:13","slug":"a-vision-for-the-crystal-cathedral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2012\/09\/25\/a-vision-for-the-crystal-cathedral\/","title":{"rendered":"A Vision for the Crystal Cathedral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A local media outlet recently featured a segment interviewing the major players in the Diocese of Orange, CA\u00a0for\u00a0the <del>Crystal<\/del> Christ Cathedral acquisition and future renovation.\u00a0Each reflects upon the significance of the Cathedral building and gives a few insights about the diocese&#8217;s vision for the entire campus, which should be fully occupied by 2015.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part 1<\/strong><br \/>\nBishop Todd Brown, Bishop of Orange and Tim Busch of the Bishop\u2019s Campaign Cabinet speak about the process of acquiring the Cathedral campus and the futures changes that will take place at the former Crystal Cathedral property.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7DNQtLyq2bQ\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part 2<\/strong><br \/>\nFather Christopher Smith,\u00a0Rector and Episcopal Vicar of Christ Catholic Cathedral and Rob Neal, Interim C.O.O. of the Christ Catholic Cathedral Corporation speak about the Cathedral campus architecture, future use, and vision for the property.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F9h8CWYoHFY\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Father Smith is clearly enthusiastic about the possibilities offered by the Cathedral&#8217;s architecture, location, and existing renown.\u00a0It seems to me that his vision is to create a &#8220;cathedral culture&#8221; that sees the cathedral not only as a center of worship, but also of the arts, education, and\u00a0religious dialogue &#8211; a true communal hub for the entire area.\u00a0The Cathedral will also be the home of a thriving, multicultural parish and school.<\/p>\n<p>The Orange Catholic Foundation has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oc-foundation.org\/page.aspx?pid=528\" target=\"_blank\">page dedicated to the new Christ Cathedral<\/a> with updates on the diocese&#8217;s Capital Campaign as well as the broad vision for the Cathedral&#8217;s renovation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Cathedral property might someday become the second-most significant Catholic cultural center in the world, outside the Vatican.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[1742,1432],"class_list":["post-16262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art-and-architecture","tag-church-renovation","tag-crystal-cathedral"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Vision for the Crystal Cathedral - Home<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2012\/09\/25\/a-vision-for-the-crystal-cathedral\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Vision for the Crystal Cathedral - Home\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&quot;The Cathedral property might someday become the second-most significant Catholic cultural center in the world, outside the Vatican.&quot;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2012\/09\/25\/a-vision-for-the-crystal-cathedral\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Home\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-09-25T06:01:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2012-09-25T10:13:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/pt.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"411\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"90\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chase M. 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