They built an amazing new cathedral in the diocese of Raleigh, NC.
It sits out in the suburbs, with land for more buildings someday.
When you walk in, you can hardly believe that God found a way to get something like this built in 2016-17. It seats 2,000.
With side aisles lined with saints.
They put St. John Neumann (resting in Philadelphia) in place before the Eagles won the Super Bowl.
And a memento mori St. Francis.
Try not to mind the goofball in his driving duds…
The statues seem a little lifeless to me. But the Stations…stunning.
Gold bas-relief images of the Evangelists’ symbols flank the tabernacle…
And a Michelangelo-esque dome illumines the crossing and transepts…
May the faithful of Raleigh glorify God here for the next thousand years.
In 2005, I visited Rome with a dear friend, priest of the Diocese of Raleigh. We had the privilege of meeting Cardinal Ratzinger just a few weeks before he became Pope Benedict.
At that time, I had Washington, D.C., for my home–and the Cardinal had certainly heard of Washington. But when he asked my friend about his home diocese, His Eminence had to admit that he had never heard of Raleigh, N.C.
I think he has now.
Father Mark White Blog 
Just beautiful and worthy of a trip. The saintly statues are a welcome reminder of bringing back some tradition as well as the tabernacle on the altar. I wouldn’t have described the statues as lifeless but I could comment on the “driving duds”………lol……
Hi Fr. Mark, Thoroughly enjoyed these photos and seeing you as well. Can’t wait for our grandson’s confirmation in this cathedral in early May. Thank you for the preview. I forwarded to my daughter and she is excited as well. All well in our lives, I stay very busy and more involved at Church. Had my knee replaced early November and now getting back in gear. It goes well and I’m making great strides!!! Goal is Gardens of Italy tour for two weeks in May. I hope this finds you doing well. Thanks again for these lovely photos. Peace to you, Marge
On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 9:57 AM Achilles and his Gold wrote:
> frmarkdwhite posted: “They built an amazing new cathedral in the diocese > of Raleigh, NC. It sits out in the suburbs, with land for more buildings > someday. When you walk in, you can hardly believe that God found a way to > get something like this built in 2016-17. It seat” >
Wow, What a tremendous looking church.Hey you look Great in civvies. May God Bless you.
Perfect story! Thanks for the inspiration!
Beautiful Cathedral! Thanks!
Thanks for sharing the beauty of the cathedral. Hope to see it someday.
Judy R.