St. Johns Cathedral
Here in Brisbane, we have the hotrod “Hell Express“. With its fiery sales pitch – delivered by a blood thirsty V8, this hearse is never short of souls to deliver down under.
An easy sell – how many times haven’t you wished your boss – that old fart – to hell?
So understandably and probably unfortunately, good old values have gone to hell!!! As we all know Christianity as a religion is dropping in popularity – see Religious Tolerance . Some will dispute this saying that the flock is growing and indeed they might be right. But proportionately to the world population, Christianity is definitely going down.
Think about it – how many times have you ever seen a queue at your local church ?
The only religion which is growing in real terms – worldwide population, is Islam.
Thankfully for the remaining Christian flock, Brisbane has the absolutely awesome St. John’s Cathedral.
St. John's Anglican Cathedral
Construction of this stone masterpiece started back in 1906 based on plans from a late eighteen century architect and only completed now in 2009. The stone masons used the churches very own Gatton quarry – on the way to Toowomba.
Going up the stone stairs onto the porch, you’re met by the narthex West wall supporting the Millennium Window. Above the beautifully decorated stained glass windows is the immense stone-vaulted ceiling.
Cathedral entrance
Every butt joint is intentionally unique. This finish and attention to detail takes your breathe away. But wait that’s not all.
Stepping further along the Nave Altar the pulpit appears. Behind the pulpit is the Cathedra – Archbishop’s Seat and finally the sanctuary holding the high altar.
Nave-Altar-Cathedra-Sanctuary
Breathless you sit and admire the view, perhaps reflecting on the meaning of life – the number 42 
Unfortunately you cannot stay here at St. John’s Cathedral forever ;-(
It is always a good idea to chuck the milk before it lands on your porridge and embarrassingly has a better grip on the cornflakes than your very own dentures. Preservatives like 200, 220 etc do a great job but even the church accepts that there is that final expiry date.
With the current worldwide economic crisis, some have skipped the Hell Express hearse and gone straight to the crematorium for a bottling. Understandably, Anubis who patiently manages the gates to afterlife, could have saved this lost soul.
Never fear, even with the aging population in Australia, none of the coffin manufacturers have ever had an unhappy customer. Now that’s good value and peace of mind – great package deal.
So please come visit Brisbane Australia, we’ve got all souls covered.
