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Home  ›  About  ›  Photo Tour

Photo Tour

Take a photo tour of our beautiful building. Learn more by clicking on the photos.

The Front of the building from Dorr Street.
The main entrance of Corpus Christi.
The gathering space.
Just inside the main worship space is the three-tiered baptismal font made from eight tons of granite. Surrounding the font are six bas-relief modern witnesses to the baptismal ideals. On one side of the font are Mother Teresa of Calcutta (dedicated lover of the poor and neglected), Thomas Merton (Trappist monk and world-renowned writer), and Karl Rahner (influential Jesuit theologian). On the other side of the font are Martin Luther King, Jr. (civil rights leader), Therese of Lisieux (a Carmelite nun and Doctor of the Church), and Dorothy Day (lay peace and justice advocate and co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement).
The labyrinth, modeled on the one in the famous cathedral of Chartes, reminds worshipers that the spiritual journey ultimately leads to Christ at the center. The Lord's death and resurrection are represented by the movable 10-foot high wooden cross, with subtle impressions of Christ's body left on the surface. Everything within the worship space is moveable and on the same level, providing flexibility and a reminder of the universal priesthood. Specific days have been chosen to allow the public the opportunity to walk the labyrinth.
The low-ceilinged baptismal area leads into the soaring circular worship space which seats 560 people around the black walnut altar in the center, representing Christ. The ambo, which is on axis with the font and complements the altar, highlights the renewed emphasis on Scriptural proclamation and preaching.
Within the circular space formed by 18 poured concrete pillars, worshipers feel included in the liturgy and embraced by divine love, which, as the 12th century mystic Hildegard of Bingen put it, encompasses "all that has life in one vast circle."
The Icon of the Risen Christ.
Stations of the cross.
Looking up.
The clerestory windows of the cupola and the prismatic art-glass windows flood the area with natural light.
The large laminated windows, with horizontal lines at the bottom giving way to the sweeping vertical lines near the top, raise the eye and heart upward, while suggesting both the immanence and the transcendence of God. Five times a year, the colorful hangings change, heralding new liturgical seasons. The porcelain tile floor and stained white oak ceiling combine to produce an acoustically fine space.
St. Joseph the worker.
Mary the Teacher.
Memorial Hall.
The Daily Chapel holds an eight foot high painting of the crucified Christ and the traditional Stations of the Cross, both of which are items from the Falvey Chapel, the chapel on campus that was used before the current building was constructed.
The Reconciliation Chapel is inside the Daily Chapel and offers the opportunity for either anonymous or face-to-face celebration of the Sacrament in a prayerful setting.
The Blessed Sacrament Chapel houses a 13-foot high limestone tabernacle with a bronze cylinder, which hovers over a granite shelf and holds the consecrated bread reserved for communion services and Viaticum.
The Newman room and Zak Lounge are a home away from home for students.
David C. Lovell Memorial Library.

Learn more:
History of Corpus Christi
Library
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