Fr. Dwight Longenecker Catholic PriestCatholic SpeakerCatholic Author
Welcome to Standing on my Head
This website started as a simple blog back in 2006. It has grown to become a center for all my ministries online and in person.
I still blog almost every day on a range of issues. The blog posts are free for all and reach thousands of people worldwide. I also invite you to sign up for my free monthly newsletter called FaithWorks! It provides a short reflection and links to great Catholic resources. You can also receive my free e-book called Is Anybody There?
Donor Subscribers also have access to fifteen sections of my archived articles from a range of other magazines, websites and journals. You can go here to browse the twenty or so books I have written on Catholic faith and culture.
Most of my podcasts are available free at BreadBox Media and other podcast outlets. There are more podcast series and full length versions here for Donor-Subscribers. Check out my podcasts here.
Last summer I added a new feature to the blog–online courses. The lectures from these live real time courses are made available in the new video section of the blog for Donor-Subscribers at the Promotion Level and above. You can also check out my YouTube channel where various video series are available free of charge and I encourage you to follow me on Twitter
You’ll notice that there are no third party ads on the blog. I aim to make as much content free as possible, but it is not free to produce. Donor-Subscribers help to cover the costs of the blog, so if you can sign up as a Donor-Subscriber please do. Take a moment and go here to learn more about the costs and benefits.
Standing on My Head
“A scene is often most clearly seen when it is seen upside down.” G.K.Chesterton
On Altars that have been Altered
Social media was buzzing this week in reaction to a [...]
Dream of the Rood
It seemed that I saw a most wondrous tree [...]
The Ghost of Arianism in the Church Today
Heresies are like weeds. They keep coming back. The thing [...]
The Invisible Church
In her later years my Mother moved from the independent [...]
Fr. Longenecker’s Books
Latest Content for Donor-Subscribers
Podcasts
Meeting Solzhenitsyn
In this conversation Joseph tells the amazing story of interviewing Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Stories, Myth and the Gospel
In this episode Joseph and I discuss the importance of literature, myth, fact and fiction in presenting the Christian gospel.
The Pros and Cons of Paganism
In this conversation Joseph and I discuss what's bad about paganism and what might be good about it...at least what [...]
Articles
Mel Gibson and the Problem of Pain
C.S.Lewis’ The Problem of Pain approaches the thorny question of how a God who is all powerful and all good [...]
Ladies of the Knight
As J.R.R.Tolkien wished to write a myth for the English people, George Lucas wanted to create a myth for the [...]
Pitiful Caliban and Gollum
Here is one of the essays from my book Reluctant Allies: Essays on Eliot and the Inklings. J.R.R.Tolkien was famously antipathetic [...]
NEW! Online Video Courses
There are two ways to access these courses. To have access to all the recorded video content and receive automatic invitations to all the real time, online courses simply sign up as a Donor-Subscriber at the Promotion Level or above. Go here to learn how to become a Donor-Subscriber.
The best value is to sign up as a Donor Subscriber at the Promotion Level, but if you wish to watch the recorded videos for just one course you can purchase an individual course at the bookstore for $54.95. Just go here to view the courses and make your purchase. After you purchase a particular course you will receive an email with instructions on how to access the content.