Holy Family Shrine

"What is THAT?" is the question asked by legions of travelers as they cruise the 75 mph portion of I-80 between Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska. They point to a striking structure on the hill south of the highway just east of the Platte River. "Is it a corncrib? Is it some millionaire's house? Is it the ultimate observation post for forest rangers?"

It's worth your time to take Exit 432 and wind your way back to the Holy Family Shrine, a unique sanctuary from the speeding traffic far below. http://www.holyfamilyshrine.org/

Contemporary American Christianity is far too predictable--predictable houses of worship, predictable sermons, predictable daily lives. Both our architecture and our behavior should provoke people to say, "What's THAT?"

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