Tiny beauty.

Here's yet another example of a Truth hiding in plain sight.

Until being introduced to the concept of Beauty as Theology, I never stopped to think about the differences between Catholic and Protestant places of worship.

Especially evident in Italy, where even the smallest towns are centered around cathedrals, in America the earliest settlements by missionary priests were marked by the building of community jewels.

Those precious architectural masterpieces continue to inspire. And unlike most American architecture that disintegrates with age, these Places remain as inspiring today as the day the were built. The loving craftsmanship of construction has carried over to deep dedication across generations to careful and passionate caretaking.

In recent travels through southern Colorado, my son and his family stopped to enjoy the splendor of this tiny Catholic Church in Pagosa Springs.