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Dwight Longenecker

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Fr. Dwight Longenecker is the Parish Priest of Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Greenville, South Carolina. His latest book is Catholicism Pure and Simple. Visit his blog and sign up for Faith Works! his free, weekly newsletter on the practical practice of the Catholic faith here.

Works by Dwight Longenecker

How Changeable Is the Face of the Papacy?

Dwight Longenecker | February 14, 2013

Perhaps Peter in Rome needs a Paul in the world?...

Searching for St. Utopia's

Dwight Longenecker | December 06, 2012

Want to love your church? Then get your expectations right. Your church is filled with......

Where Now for the Church of England?

Dwight Longenecker | November 22, 2012

What would Rome do and how would Rome do it?...

You Can Be President Today!

Dwight Longenecker | November 07, 2012

One man may be elected president, but everyone has the responsibility to do what the......

Nones or Nuns?

Dwight Longenecker | October 11, 2012

Jesus Christ is the Lion of Judah and organized religion has too often tried to tame......

The Aurora Murders and Demonic Possession

Dwight Longenecker | July 23, 2012

Demonic infestation is a rare, strange and terrible psycho-spiritual affliction. It's......

Can You Be Good Without God?

Dwight Longenecker | April 24, 2012

Mass attendance is down. Maybe that's because we don't realize the radical claims of......

Lesson Thirteen: Uses of Utilitarianism

Dwight Longenecker | April 07, 2011

Luciferian Lectures for Lent: Cost effectiveness, market forces, and eliminating waste......

Lesson Twelve: Spies and Relativists

Dwight Longenecker | April 03, 2011

Professor Slubgrip lets slip a bit of his underhanded skullduggery while instructing his......

Lesson Eleven: The Truth Is There Is No Truth

Dwight Longenecker | March 27, 2011

The Luciferian Lectures for Lent: The truth of Relativism is that all so-called "Truth"......

Lesson Ten: Controlling Mind and Imaginings with Porn

Dwight Longenecker | March 24, 2011

The Luciferian Lectures for Lent: Porn is pro-choice: the antidote to love, marriage,......

Priests and Pedestals

Dwight Longenecker | March 23, 2011

Having tasted a little of the reality of celebrity priesthood, Fr. Longenecker warns,......

Lesson Nine: Sex as 4-Letter Word, G-A-M-E

Dwight Longenecker | March 21, 2011

The Luciferian Lectures for Lent: You want them to equate their own sexual adventures......

Lesson Eight: Good Sports Are the Worst Sorts

Dwight Longenecker | March 18, 2011

The Luciferian Lectures for Lent: Bloodlust! Idolatry! Sloth! Teamwork is an......

Lesson Seven: Cultivate Boredom

Dwight Longenecker | March 14, 2011

The Luciferian Lectures for Lent: In which Slubgrip discusses the uses of passive......

Lesson Six: The Power of Sentimentalism

Dwight Longenecker | March 11, 2011

"Truth" is the big lie; most humans have abandoned it. What is left is sentimentality,......

Lesson Five: The Hypnotic Screens

Dwight Longenecker | March 07, 2011

Lesson Five in the Luciferian Lectures for Lent: "Seeing is believing" is an aphorism......

Lesson Four: Sell the Dream, Induce the Nightmare

Dwight Longenecker | March 04, 2011

Lesson Four in the Luciferian Lectures for Lent: Sex sells! Beaches sell! All of this......

Lesson Three: Pop-Culture Is Propaganda

Dwight Longenecker | February 28, 2011

Lesson Three in the Luciferian Lectures for Lent: From political parades to pop-culture......

Lesson Two: Gorillas with Souls Prefer Shiny Things

Dwight Longenecker | February 25, 2011

Lesson Two in the Luciferian Lectures for Lent: Seeing isn't really believing, but......

Lesson One: The Purpose of Pop Culture

Dwight Longenecker | February 21, 2011

Lesson One in the Luciferian Lectures for Lent: It is not often that a demon of my class......

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