Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral

I'm an Episcopal visitor at a local conference trying to check out the beautiful building and find a contemplative spot midday. Sadly this wasn't it. Confusing signage, locked doors everywhere. Would have loved to check it out but no way open or in (despite signs telling me to use the locked doors) and no one around to help. Seems lovely for those who know the ropes or have special access!

I've driven by this cathedral thousands of times, and this weekend I had a reason to visit it. This is from an artistic, museum standpoint. I don't go there for church. I don't attend one, but I love cathedrals. I can describe it as breathtaking. You park in the gated lot, and go around to the side, which I think is the main entrance. Then I went into the sanctuary. Oh my. I've been to several cathedrals in my traveling, even the large St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe, NM. They strike my curiosity.The castle like interior, and the stone exterior with towers and black wrought iron brings one back to a different time period. That's cause this cathedral has been in KC since 1870...I'm not a cathedral geek, I read it in the brochure.The inside of the sanctuary has pews that are wooden and sound creeky. They are old and smell of cedar. The stage, well, I guess it's the pulpit area, is lavish with wrought iron decorating the top of center of the stage. It looks like an open wrought iron gate. Really, it's difficult to describe. It's a not miss, even if you don't attend church, just go inside and look at the sanctuary. I don't know the hours, but it's a definite destination for anyone traveling to Kansas City.It's huge. And the sound system was right on. The stained glass is out standing. They have an art show going on, called Tranformations. The organ music is grand, just grand. So I suggest taking a trip to visit this cathedral just once. It's gorgeous, and breath taking.

This is a beautiful cathedral. The bells and the stained glass are nice. The altar area is very pretty. We stopped in for Christmas Day mass and they had a small party afterwards. Everyone was so friendly to the visiting families.

The picture you have on Broadway of The Blessed Mother is a disgrace. I could not believe what I was seeing. Have some respect for a change.