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
The Conversion of St Paul and the Magi
The Essenes were a monastic group who observed celibacy, maintained [...]
Altar Rails: Why Do We Do That?
This is the fourth in a series of blog posts [...]
Myth and Meaning in the Garden of Eden
Yesterday on 'X' I commented on a discussion about Biblical [...]
Male Altar Servers: Why Do We Do That?
This is the fourth in a series of blog posts [...]
Fr. Longenecker’s Books
Latest Content for Donor-Subscribers
Podcasts
The Bible and Myth
Joseph and I discuss myth and the Bible. What is the literary and historic meaning of myth? In what sense [...]
The Hero’s Quest
In this podcast with Joseph Pearce we discuss the outlines of the Hero's Quest referencing Star Wars and Lord of [...]
Culture and Inculturation
What is the relationship between Christ and culture? How do we reach out to a culture that is either post [...]
Videos
Characters of Christmas – 6
This session is a summary and a chance to draw together the theological themes embedded in the Infancy Narratives.
Characters of Christmas – 5
In this fifth episode we discover who the Magi were and why they travelled to Bethlehem to pay homage [...]
Characters of Christmas – 4
The fourth session is the first of two on the Magi. In this session we consider the way the Magi [...]
Articles
Redeeming the Time
When is New Year’s Day? Everybody assumes it is January first, but for centuries Catholics observed March 25 as the [...]
Confessions of an Anglophile
I became infected with this most deadly disease when I was ten years old. The 1966 World Book Encyclopedia Yearbook [...]
Catholic Women Priests: Can There Be a Discussion?
Eleven years ago Christine Mayr Lumetzberger was excommunicated because she attempted to be ordained as a Catholic priest. A mischievous [...]
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.