Downtown Cathedral

One of the nice things about being downtown is the proximity of important venues.
Fancy restaurants are located next to inexpensive restaurants, and most are within walking distance of downtown workers, executives as well as clerical staff.
There's entertainment and culture on almost every street.
The Lyric Theatre is about 100 yards from my office.
And then there's the Cathedral.
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on 11th Street is an incredibly beautiful structure, with gorgeous statuary and stained glass windows. The chapel has a crucifix above the altar that is known as the San Damiano crucfix, that was in use at the time of the conversion of St. Francis Assisi in the early 1200s. As Francis was praying before this crucifix one day in a dilapidated chapel, he heard God telling him to repair his church. Francis thought he was to literally begin laying new stone for the crumbling structure, and only later realized that he was being called to a work of spiritual renewal, where he promoted voluntary poverty for the love of God and all!
Working downtown, I can walk to noon services at the Cathedral, pick up a coke on my walk back to the office, and finish my meal within the lunch hour. Downtown is a great place to work!