Author D Mac
Perhaps you’ve seen the rotating ads on CMR promoting the Mystic Monk coffee. Well, they do more than roast beans. They are a newly-founded energetic community of contemplative Carmelites known as the Monks of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of… Continue Reading →
“Less is more.” — Modernist architect Mies van der Rohe, early 20th century. “Less is a bore.” — Postmodernist architect Robert Venturi, mid 20th century. “The man who said that ‘less is more’ is also saying that nothing is the… Continue Reading →
I recently ran across a story in which a catechist was told by a participant in a training session: “you can keep your catechism.” It reminded me of a story of my own working as a liturgical and architectural consultant.I… Continue Reading →
Last week I had the good fortune to go to Cincinnati to give a talk on architect Edward Schulte, who lived from 1890 to 1975. He started out as a traditional church designer and lived long enough to branch into… Continue Reading →
I was lucky enough to have been asked by my good friend Fr. Barron at Word on Fire to try to enrich his pilgrimage web site with some short video clips on some of the places he’s been while making… Continue Reading →
I heard Michele Bachmann state today in an interview that since the President signed the health care bill into law, the federal government now owns or controls, for the first time ever, 51% of the US GDP. Car makers, insurance… Continue Reading →
Tired of health care? Let’s talk architecture!Number Three: Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Enjoy! I was lucky enough to have been asked by my good friend Fr. Barron at Word on Fire to try to enrich his pilgrimage… Continue Reading →