Yes, I am concerned about Father Rutler too. The day after Easter, 2005, when we had come into the Catholic Church, we flew to NYC for the week. As we came up Park Avenue, we passed Our Savior (38th). You could peek in - it was dark, full of candles, just the most beautiful little church. I said, “That is the church I want to attend.” It was just as beautiful inside - dark and holy, full of candles. And then!! Father Rutler came out for Mass, our dear friend from EWTN.
We met with him after mass, and he told us about the beautiful painting over the altar - a copy of Christ Pantocrator, from St. Catherine’s in the Sinai. He had seen it at the Met and hired a Chinese artist to recreate it. When the man finished, he joined the Catholic Church.
Visit if you are ever in NYC.
When I worked in the governor's office in Albany, I was occasionally sent down to the city office for a day. That office was on 3rd Ave, and I had to pass by Our Saviour's Church on the way to Penn Station. The door was always unlocked and I would drop in for a few minutes of silent prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. Fr. Rutler grew that parish. His choir was videotaped and featured on EWTN during Lent. The, suddenly, Cardinal Dolan pulled him from that church and re-assigned him to St. Michael's on the west side. He was also assigned to Holy Innocents as a visiting pastor. Now, both of those parishes are on the chopping block. Dolan might just as well as ripped the heart out of Fr. Rutler.
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