The city of Münster, Germany is a place of many wonders and many oddities. Strange modern building, such as a bicycle parking garage, stand alongside buildings fraught with history. A part of this paradox engraved in stone is the “Alte Stadt” which, though loved for its antique appearance, dates in fact from the middle of the last century. Bombings at the end of World War II reduced much of the area to rubble, so most of the charming old buildings visible today are in fact reconstructions, doubtless faithful ones, but not the originals. I did have the good fortune to stumble upon one of the few truly old churches in Munster, the Aegidii-Kirche, built between 1724-1728 whose impressive front door is in the picture above. Atop the massive door are inscribed the words “Ipsi Gloria et Imperium,” “To Him [be] Glory and Power.” The magnficent, huge outer structure of the building certainly embodies the sentiment. Even though renovated to a newer style, the interior yet remains connected to its past through the ancient Mass celebrated in the traditional Rite every Sunday to the tune of reverent chant and the skilled accompaniment of the mangificent organ.