David's Church Photos
Europe, India, Dubai, the UK, Guam, Guatemala, and North America

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I've been traveling playing music and took these pictures of Churches and other Christian pilgrimage sites. These are low resolution copies. ©2004-2005 David MacDonald. If you would like permission to use these photos we require a donation of $20 each, click here. (Photos for Public use negotiated with us)

Dubai, United Arab Emerites This is St. Mary's Catholic Church in Dubai, United Arab Emerites. It is a beautiful Church that holds 2,500 faithful people from southern India who work in Dubai. It is the only Church in Dubai that is allowed. What is missing? Hmmm.... uhhhh...let's see ....a Cross. That's right... it's illegal to have a cross on a Church in Dubai. The Church is enclosed in a walled compound with no steeple, so no one will know what it is from outside. And just to make sure the Catholics didn't make too much of an impression, the government built a huge mosque next door, with a high Islamic steeple towering over it. If anyone wonders what North America would look like as an Islamic state. This is the very best we could hope for. A Church hidden behind walls, illegal to preach the gospel outside its walls, illegal to meet for prayer meetings in homes This is a "liberal" Islamic state. Oh Lord have mercy on Islam, they have silenced the Lamb.   The Altar of Westminster Cathedral (Catholic). It took us a while to get a beautiful Catholic Cathedral in London since King Henry the 8th broke off, but in a few more generations this place will be gorgeous. Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey. This was built by Catholics and King Henry confescated it. Westminster Abbey. This was built by Catholics and King Henry confescated it.   St Paul's, Anglican, London. Built in the days when the Anglican Church believed in the sanctity of marriage. King Henry really blew it when he took over the Church.   Beautiful Chapel in the London Tower, build in 1080 A.D. when England was Catholic Beautiful Chapel in the London Tower, build in 1080 A.D. when England was Catholic St Peter's. Out front of the Vatican, The real thing

Statue out front of St. Peter's

Inside St. Peter's

JPII, We Love You!

The Coliseum, Rome

JPII erected this cross in 2000 to commemorate all the lives that were lost in the Coliseum

In the background are the chains thought to have been used to bind up St. Peter.

St. Mary Major, Rome. One of only 4 major Basilicas in the world

A Dog takes a nap at St. John's Lateran Basilica, Rome. One of only 4 major basilicas in the world

In Rome near St. John Lateran Basilica are the steps that are reported to be steps that Jesus used when Pontius Pilate condemned him. This statue marks the spot.

Blessed Sacrament at St. Mary Major in Rome

The pieta, Vatican

A storm gathers over the Vatican. A sign of the times as the culture of death threatens.

I was so grateful to get this close to the Pope during his audience in Rome. It was a true blessings.

Assisi, Italy, where St. Frances lived St. Frances thought God told him to rebuild the Church in the 13th century. This is it. It turns out God had much bigger plans for St. Frances

Padava, Italy, this is where St. Anthony was.

Venice, Italy. A city of beauty and culture

Above/below Divine retreat centre in Portta, India pray all day every day in front of the Blessed Sacrament     The site in Southern India where Thomas the Apostle landed in 52 AD. He lived there until 72 AD when he was martyred. This is where he baptised natives and performed the famous miracle. Natives were throwing water in the air to their gods. Thomas said "it appears your gods are not accepting your offer because the water is falling back down". Thomas threw water in the air for Jesus, and it just stayed there. There was a mass conversion to Christ which is still going on in the south of India. Notice the distinctly Indian flavour of the honour they give to Mary.   300 feet below the ground, in Wieliczka, Poland, salt miners built this beautiful basilica out of salt.

This 8 foot statue of Mary is from rock salt, carved by hand by a salt miner in in Wieliczka, Poland

This John Paul II's first parish as a priest, Niegowic, Poland. He was assistant pastor. I had the pleasure of playing there for Mass, and meeting a parishioner who knew JPII, as a young priest.

You have to spend a few minutes looking at these images to appreciate them. In Auschwitz, a polish soldier Stefan Jasienski, etched these drawings into the cement wall of his cell. On the left is a crucifix. On the right is the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He also drew himself in the picture. His arms are around Jesus' waist. A profile of his face is looking at the Sacred heat of Jesus. He was likely killed at the camp. Around the corner from this cell was where Saint Maximillian Kolby died. He was a priest who took the place of a Jewish father who was to die. The Jewish man survived and attended Maxillian's beatification.

I photographed this cross in Poland. These kinds of rustic crosses our out front of many churches in Poland. Notice the bird.

Sainte Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada Inside Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Above: St. Joseph's Oratory, Montreal   Black Madonna in Poland, On the side of the painting;

JPII gave many sermons from this altar, Krakow, Poland JPII's Basilica as a cardinal in Poland

JPII's Basilica as a cardinal in Poland

Divine Mercy Centre Poland

Lourdes Grotto at night, France

Lourdes at night. A candle vigil of thousands of people

Statue at Lourdes candle vigil

Lourdes

Lourdes Basilica inside

St. Anne, Lourdes, France...with the daylight moon behind

Basilica, Lourdes France

Basilica, Lourdes, France

Germany, Cathedral in Cologne. It is one of the largest in Europe.

Inside the Cathedral, Cologne, Germany.

Inside the Cathedral, Cologne, Germany.

A beautiful statue of Mary in a store window in Cologne

Brush Fire In Guam, in front of the the 3rd station of the Cross. Brussels

Cathedral, Antigua, Guatemala

Cathedral, Antigua, Guatemala

The Cathedral in Guatemala

The Cardinal in Guatemala

This is where I go to Mass every Morning

Cathedral, Archdiocese of Ottawa

In Quebec I saw this beautiful Church so I stopped and took a picture. "Oh God please revive Quebec. Fill its beautiful Churches again."