[Magdalen] The house of worship that Fr. Coughlin built (radio priest, RC)

[Lynn Ronkainen]

It is a pretty amazing church, even in the 1950s people spoke about it 
really being a monument to Fr. C.  The outside of the church has 52 stones 
randomly set in the stone exterior which each have the name of a state and 
the state flower. I remember walking all around the church one day with an 
out of town friend searching for their particular state/flower stone - and 
we finally found it. It had formidable narthex, in the round, with a 
balcony, with pews, also all around... I've not looked at the video yet.  It 
took what seemed like hours to take communion, back in the days when we 
knelt at the rail (that stopped in late '60s). Many side chapels also.

I think it was at 12 mile. (yep, just checked)

Lynn

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single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck

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From: "Grace Cangialosi" <gracecan at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 9:34 PM
To: "magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] The house of worship that Fr. Coughlin built (radio 
priest, RC)

> Interesting, Lynn.  This was one of the landmarks going to Birmingham from
> Detroit--I'm thinking it was at 10 Mile Rd.?  I literally never noticed 
> the
> church in back--I only saw what I considered to be the ugly crucifix on
> that tower.  I was never inside. I took the virtual tour just now, and I'm
> amazed at how beautiful it is inside...
>
> On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 9:03 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> A childhood friend posted this on her FB page. This was not 'my parish'
>> church, but not far down the road. We went there occasionally, and
>> especially if we had guests who were RC visiting from out of town.
>> Amazing. Apparently Pope Francis just named this a Basilica (possibly to
>> St. Theresa)
>> Lynn
>>
>>
>> virtual tour:
>>
>>
>> http://www.freep.com/pages/interactives/little-flower-shrine-basilica-3D-tour/
>>
>
>
>
> -- 
> Grace Cangialosi
> Ruckersville, VA
>
> Keep Calm and Carry OM.