6 things you probably didn’t know about church pews

Friday, November 13th, 2015

When it comes to being in God’s presence, we Catholics like to make everything awesome and meaningful, even our pews.

It wasn’t until the sermon came to be the central act of worship (thanks to the protestant revolution), that pews began to appear.

Here’s a breakdown of how we came to pop a celestial squat: Read more

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