https://freerepublic.com/tag/dutchchurches/ en-us Tue, 6 Aug 2019 02:47:32 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3769500/posts If some fifty years ago you happened to find yourself in one of the small villages in the Dutch countryside, you could hardly get lost. The only thing you needed to do was look up, find the church tower and you would always find your way back. Because the church - literally - was at the heart of the village. In the rural communities the church was a central point of life as well. Sunday Mass, the Catholic feast days, weddings and funerals: The church was the place where everyone met each other and shared the day’s news. The parish... Crux https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3769500/posts#comment Tue, 6 Aug 2019 02:47:32 GMT