Another entry in the race for most beautiful church in south Louisiana.

This morning I decided that a semi-long trek down to Thibodeaux, Louisiana (pop ~ 15,000) in order to catch my alma mater play a baseball game was in order. It was an excuse to get outside on a gorgeous day and to see how my children would respond to a laid back sporting event. We had to leave the game after a mere 3-innings but on the way out of town I caught a glimpse of a church out the corner of my eye that required investigation. When we arrived, mass was ending. We walked through the door and this is what we saw:







The name of the church is St. Joseph Co-Cathedral. (dicoese page) (home page)

A full collection of photographs can be found here

Another fascinating feature of this church is a relic from a second century martyr named St. Valerie of Milan.

I would also like to reference a post that Fr. Bryce Sibley made about St. Elizabeth's in Paincourtville, LA ... looks like another day will require another trip down the bayou.