Welcome to the new blog…
I have moved Standing on My Head from Patheos because I wanted to get away from the increased commercialism at that site. I also wanted to return to the more personal and relational style that I first had when blogging. As the readership increased at Patheos we lost the personal contact. I had to close the comments box because there were simply too many comments to moderate and too often commenters were using my combox as their soapbox.
Having a subscription gateway helps us return to that smaller, more personal blog. The main blog posts will still be free for everyone to read. My archived material will still be lodged at Patheos and will also be free. However there will be a donor-subscriber section here. Check it out here to see what is reserved for donor-subscribers.
My blog, writing and speaking is my contribution to the New Evangelization. I encourage you to subscribe to help keep me blogging. Your subscription fee helps me pay for the design and hosting costs of this website, and helps the Longenecker family budget.
Thanks again for visiting and God bless you.
Standing on My Head
“A scene is often most clearly seen when it is seen upside down.” G.K.Chesterton
Where’s Fr Longenecker?
Your blogger is on a vacation retreat this week at Quarr Abbey on the Isle of Wight in England. I'll be blogging from England, and will try to focus my writing on my time
Ten Reasons Marriage is in Crisis
The two synods on the family and the Holy Father’s exhortation Amoris Letitia provide guidance for Catholics who are enmeshed in what I call the Marriage Mess. The fact of the matter is, the
Triumphs and Tragedies – 8
The Power of Pope St Gregory the Great and the Clash of Popes and Emperors. This century sees the increase in temporal power of the papacy as the Roman Empire continues to crumble, and
Ugly Americans, Shakespeare, Movies and Tolkien’s No to Narnia
It has been a few weeks since I have had the chance to upload some extra content to the Donor Subscriber pages, but today there are three articles that might interest you. Ugly Americans
Is Religion All In Your Head?
I remember how they wired up the visionaries at Medjugorje while they were experiencing their apparitions. The scientists wanted to study what was going on in their brains as they “saw” the Blessed Virgin.
Was That Really A Win for Religious Liberty?
While I'm pleased that Mr Phillips of Masterpiece Cakes has won a minor victory at the Supreme Court, I don't think it's that big a win. Darel E. Paul analyzes the ruling very clearly
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