50 Years of Parish Life

The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore, Maryland is celebrating a half a century of faith, service and community this October. Most would guess her age at between 200 and 300 years but she's only 50 years young.

Like being baptised, when the Cathedral was consecrated, a strict purification mixture of water, salt, ash and wine were tossed at the altar, walls and floor. A few years later even Pope John Paul II made a pilgrimmage to see her.

A happy group of Filipinos with still cameras hopped out of a rented vehicle as we were shooting exteriors of the church. People from all over the world, not necessarily just Catholics, come to marvel at the timeless beauty and grace of this contemporary Gothic structure.

Diana of the Faithful Traveler feels it also has a late period Art Deco feel. I can see that, it's built of limestone with a pop and post-modern architectural design and style. It was an absolute treat to work here on Monday.