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Standing on My Head
“A scene is often most clearly seen when it is seen upside down.” G.K.Chesterton
News from Inside the Vatican
In Rome it was good to meet up again with my friend Ed Pentin - Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Register and Diane Montagna of LifeSite News. I also had a nice visit
Church of England Endorses Transgender Agenda
I see from this article in the UK's Daily Mail that the Church of England is about to approve sex change operations for married people. he Church of England is to tell husbands and
May the Consciousness Be With You
I've just finished a book called An End to Upside Down Thinking - Dispelling the Myth that the Brain Produces Consciousness and the Implications for Everyday Life. The author challenges the materialistic assumption that the
History, Mystery and Meaning
Our pilgrimage vacation took us to one of my favorite places on earth: the ancient Abbey Church of San Antimo in Tuscany (illustrating this post) above the church is the little hilltop village of
From Norcia and Assisi: Rags and Riches
The photograph illustrating this blog post was snapped from the terrace of our hotel in Assisi, and made me think about the contrast between all the sensual and lush pleasures of life and the
A Lesson from the Norcia Earthquake
It has been fantastic to visit with my friends at the monastery of San Benedetto in Monte--the full name of the fledgling monastery at Norcia. When I last visited in the summer of 2015
