This is taken from the St. Joseph's Picture Book, The Sacramentals of the Church, intended for children as young as kindergarten age. (Written by Fr. Lawrence Lovasik, SVD, Imprimatur Joseph O'Keefe, Archdiocese of NY, Nihil Obstat Daniel Flynn JCD.) There are so many other children's and general catechetical books I could quote that say similar things, but this is the one we are finishing up with today in our homeschool religion lesson.


Bishop Galante and all those who would have us believe our churches are "just buildings" ought to pay attention to what is being taught to our children at the kindergarten level: the basic Truths of the Catholic Faith. If a five-year old can grasp the concept, surely they can, too. (Although, it seems that they also believe the estate in Pittsgrove is just a house.) From the book:

Besides sacred times, there are sacred places. These places are set aside for Divine Worship. This means God is there in a presence that is more grace-filled than His usual presence in creation.

All churches are sacred places. The activities that Catholics carry out in them will be more open than any other place to God's grace and beneficial to their own salvation and that of the world.