One magnificent feature of the chapel is its lighting theme. You will not see any overhead lamps hung from the rafters. Any artificial lighting is always aimed upward toward the heavens. Other than that, sunlight through a stained glass window in the back of the church reflects off of the baptismal font. A skylight above the sanctuary lets natural light shine down upon the altar.
This illuminating feature of the church is subtle, and one I did not even fully realize until Fr. Steve Beseau (Director of St. Lawrence) recently brought its purposeful design to my attention.
And so today I tried to capture a little bit of that lighting, with two pictures of the baptismal font (and in honor of this Roman Catholic baptismal font, I have posted today's entry using Times New Roman font).
The first picture faces the stained glass window and the back of the chapel. The second faces the sanctuary and the front of the chapel. (Notice the two completely different lighting themes!)
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