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September 2014

September 18, 2014

Beauty Meets Grace in Detroit’s Historic Churches

My fingers tugged at the wrapper, and I held my breath as I rushed to...

September 10, 2014

How Did Florence’s Medieval Builders Construct the World’s Biggest Dome?

The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (in English, the Basilica of St. Mary of the...

August 2014

August 03, 2014

Should the Catholic Church Sell St. Peter’s Basilica to Help the Poor?

"I looked up at the great basilica, and I had two reactions: First, I appreciated...

June 2014

June 09, 2014

Saving St. Josaphat’s Steeple: An Update

Last November, I reported on the serious damage done to the iconic steeple at St....

May 2014

May 17, 2014

The Amazing Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela

Recently I came upon this photo of worshippers gathered for Mass in Ethiopia: "WHAT?" I...

April 2014

April 17, 2014

UPDATE: Steeple Repair at St. Josaphat’s Gets Underway

Finally, work has begun to repair the iconic steeple atop St. Josaphat Catholic Church. The...

April 01, 2014

Christ With a Toothache, and the Sad, Sad Vandalism of Viennese Churches

News broke this week that over the weekend of March 29-30, a vandal destroyed...

January 2014

January 20, 2014

Drone Swoops Through Monreale Cathedral for a Birds-Eye View

William the Good may have stood in the great cathedral which he commissioned, staring up...

January 04, 2014

Reading Between the Lines: The See-Through Church

When people call for “greater transparency” in the Church, I don't think this is what...

December 2013

December 31, 2013

New Years Trivia: What’s Really Happening at One Times Square

Tonight the eyes of millions will be on this spot: the iconic One Times Square. ...

December 19, 2013

The Abbey of St. Gall and the Flying Cathedral

From Switzerland, some eye candy for mid-December: The Abbey of St. Gall, founded by St....

September 2013

September 08, 2013

Eye Candy From the Vatican!

Coming soon: The Vatican Pictures 2014 Calendar! Faithful Catholics, art aficionados and the curious will...

August 2013

August 04, 2013

Transfixed by the Transfiguration (Mosaic Version)

This morning I attended Mass, not at our regular parish where my husband serves...

July 2013

July 17, 2013

An Explosion of Light from Rio’s New Cathedral Will Greet WYD Pilgrims

As World Youth Day pilgrims descend upon the city of Rio de Janeiro, I thought...

June 2013

June 21, 2013

Patheos Bloggers Conspire to Change the World: My Day with My Friend, Fr. Dwight Longenecker

I am so proud to call this guy my friend. Yesterday in Greenville, South Carolina,...

June 17, 2013

Facebook Is a Charleston Door

Charleston, South Carolina is a traveler’s delight, a swath of historical homes and fragrant gardens...

March 2013

March 15, 2013

About That Beautiful Marian Basilica….

Early on the morning of March 14, on the first full day of his pontificate,...

February 2013

February 16, 2013

Treasure on the Detroit-Chicago Road: Historic Stations of the Cross

If you travel about 75 miles west from Detroit along old Highway 12, the road...

December 2012

December 03, 2012

Remembering St. Bibiana, Virgin and Martyr

If there’s one thing you see a lot of in Rome, it’s churches. Turn the...

November 2012

November 21, 2012

FOR THE GUY WHO HAS EVERYTHING: How About a GARGOYLE for Christmas?

Get them while you can: Milan’s Duomo, the Cathedral of Santa Maria Nascente, is putting...

November 01, 2012

The Sistine Chapel: A Liturgical Classroom for the Ages

On October 31, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI observed the 500th anniversary of the Sistine Chapel...

June 2012

June 09, 2012

It’s CHRIST CATHEDRAL! May America’s Newest Cathedral Shine with the Light of the Gospel

And so it’s official: The grand glass edifice formerly known as the Crystal Cathedral has...

February 2012

February 25, 2012

A Red-Light Tribute to New York’s Beloved Cardinal

This story is beginning to make its way around the web—Rocco Palmo was the first,...

December 2011

December 03, 2011

St. Al’s: Music, Architecture and Service Lead Detroiters to God

I worked in downtown Detroit many years ago, and one of my pleasant discoveries as...

November 2011

November 20, 2011

Crystal Cathedral, Revisited

My inbox has been full since I reported on the sale of the Crystal Cathedral...