Benjamin Raske

Review of Basilica of the National Shrin...

Nice for a visit. I don't agree/like with some of ...

Nice for a visit. I don't agree/like with some of the artwork (huge buff blond haired blue eyed Anglo Jesus etc). But the crypt church is really special, and so are the Marian shrines, especially the lordes grotto. At times this place feels a little too opulent. Also, it is pretty empty. Something just feels off about the whole place. Perhaps it's the seeming contradiction with our lady's humility.