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Standing on My Head
“A scene is often most clearly seen when it is seen upside down.” G.K.Chesterton
Who Says You Can’t Afford a Beautiful Church?
Three years ago we were finishing construction of the new Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Greenville, SC. Our church is built in a traditional Romanesque style, inspired by the beautiful abbey church
Bishop von Mealymund on the Final Solution
When a local Catholic priest denied Reinhard Heydrich communion because of his support of the so called "final solution for the Jews," local Catholic Bishop von Mealymund of Eastern Prussia was asked whether he
Pachamama, Witchcraft and Women’s Ordination
Over the weekend I commented on the Pachamama phenomenon over at The Stream and ended by saying as the 21st century unfolds Pachamama may prove to be a greater threat to the Catholic faith
A Married Priest Asks: Do Marriage and Priesthood Have to Clash?
In the wake of the suggestion that Pope Francis will approve the ordination of some older married men I've been asked yet again to write about the issue of married priests. I am somewhat
Mary Mama at the Closing Mass of Amazonian Synod
I'm surprised that no one else has commented on the large and beautiful image of the Blessed Virgin Mary that appeared in St Peter's for the closing Mass of the Amazonian synod. It is
The Pachamama Problem
People still biting their nails over the Pachamama statues. So I took a moment to review the options to help folks think it through. The huge problem about the statues is the ambiguity that
