Chapel Windows

Gothic stained glass windows are a poetry of light, of the pouring forth of being and light from God, whom no mere creature can fathom, “who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light.” -1 Timothy 6:16]

The magnitude, color and images of the stained glass windows create a leap from what we see as earthly light to heavenly light. The art in the windows shows Christ working among us and us striving to rise from the material to the immaterial. In doing so, we fulfill Christ’s redeeming purpose for our Christian journey: to live in Him.

The art and the signs are filled with beauty, and they direct our inward gaze to beauty Himself. Once seated, worshippers are able to spend time, not reflecting on the world around them, but facing inward towards Christ’s presence in their lives, intertwining themselves with His beauty and light.

The saints chosen for St. Paul’s Newman Chapel are among those who lived in great light. Their message of Christ’s everlasting glory and love was present in their lives: by their actions as well as their words to the world. Their sacrifice, given in the face of evil; the spiritual courage they exemplified when presented with life’s challenges; and their ever-present LOVE of mankind and Christ’s Church, is how they were made holy vessels of Christ’s light shining through to humanity.