Holy Family Shrine

This is the Holy Family Shrine overlooking the Platte River valley in Nebraska. It was very hot and sunny the day I visited, but cool inside the visitor center and chapel. The outside area was peaceful and quiet - very calming. It was nice to get away from the noise of the city in this quiet countryside location.

The entrance to the visitor center and the passage to the chapel are planted with native perrenials.

There is a stream of running water that flows under the floor of the visitor center and continues to the chapel, where it flows into a pool beneath the altar.

The chapel entry facade is made of western red cedar and the web of trusses interlace like waving wheat in a field.