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From PBS’ Religion and Ethics News Weekly a surprisingly positive story on the Nashville Dominican Sisters.
September 19-20, 2008: The date is getting close but there is still time to register for a blockbuster conference entitled “The Bible and the Liturgy: Written Text Becomes Living Word” at the Liturgical Institute in Mundelein, near Chicago. If you’ve… Continue Reading →
Well, vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden might have stepped in it with women voters (again): Here’s a quote from a recent campaign appearance: “Ladies and gentlemen, my wife, Jill, who you’ll meet soon, is drop-dead gorgeous,” Biden said. “She also has… Continue Reading →
The priest must be very tough in the confessional at this church in Aspen, Colorado!
I was able to visit the Los Angeles Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels yesterday. More will be said on its architecture in a later post. However, I did visit the gift shop, which has many nice Catholic books… Continue Reading →
The opening of the Guadalupe Shrine in LaCrosse raises some significant questions. Is simply “going back” to the past a suitable way to build churches. The answer is no. Does this mean that the past is banished? Also, no. The… Continue Reading →
I’ve noticed a few blogs have posted some of the beautiful photos from the LaCrosse Tribune’s coverage of the new Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe dedicated recently by Archbishop Burke. Most of the comments about the building are quite… Continue Reading →
From the architectural “Second Spring” department comes good news on a recent church renovation. Architect James McCrery of McCrery Architects in Washington, DC sent this photo of a new altar for an existing church which he is renovating: Saint Bernadette… Continue Reading →