Vietnamese Martyrs Catholic Church in Arlington, Texas
"Immigrants sacrifice to provide quality materials ," says New Oxford Review in linking to the story — Huge Vietnamese Catholic church to be dedicated in Arlington. (It reminds me a lot of the newly-built parish I left behind in Korea — 천주교 대구대교구 지곡성당. Here are some images of the parish's first mass — Christmas Eve Midnight Mass at Jigok Catholic Church.)
Labels: America the Beautiful, Architecture, Corea, Dixie, The Catholic Faith, Việt Nam
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They are willing to provide quality materials because they know the value of the faith first hand. And they have suffered for it. Our pastor was a Vietnamese refugee back in the 1970's and he makes sure that our parish church is as beautiful as possible. He also has a burning love both for the Catholic faith and for the United States.
The Vietnamese are a great people. I learned a lot from them in their refugee community in Buffalo. They still have a functional culture.
Indeed they do -- our pastor is a part of it! There is a thriving Vietnamese community here in Spokane, although how long it will remain distinct is an open question. At our parish, many of the Vietnamese young people marry European-Americans, a typical pattern of American assimilation.
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