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April 2014

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...

March 2014

March 30, 2014

An Opening Day Tradition: Pray for the Detroit Tigers!

St. John's Episcopal Church stands just across the street from Comerica Park, home to the...

March 25, 2014

“Praying the Steps” at Holy Cross Immaculata, and Helping a Friend in Need

A PRAYERFUL TRADITION Atop Mount Adams, the highest point in Cincinnati, Ohio, stands Holy Cross...

March 06, 2014

Love in the Ruins: Couple Ties the Knot in Abandoned Catholic Church

A shuttered Catholic Church has had one more chance to nurture young love, as a...

March 05, 2014

Santa Sabina, First of the Lenten “Station Churches”

Today Pope Francis celebrated the Ash Wednesday liturgy at the Basilica of Santa Sabina, on...

February 2014

February 15, 2014

Beauty Abounds: Sweetest Heart of Mary Church

Last year, when St. Josaphat Church in Detroit sustained significant damage to its steeple in...

February 02, 2014

What’s New In New York? A Catholic “Mass Mob”

You've seen "Flash Mobs" surprise shoppers in the mall, enchant tourists in the National Museum...

January 2014

January 22, 2014

When We Stumbled Upon Tiny St. Agnes

It was hot, and we were tired. It was September 2000, our first trip to...

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 11, 2014

Do Not Get Married in the Penguin Exhibit

I saw this photo trending over on Reddit: A happy couple beginning their life together...

January 06, 2014

The Church, Blessed and Broken

I am not always a fan of the Huffington Post. Sometimes their religion writers seem...

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 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....

December 04, 2013

Can It Be True? Can St. Josaphat’s Steeple Be Saved?

Last month, a storm passed through Metropolitan Detroit—downing power lines, ripping branches off of trees,...

November 2013

November 30, 2013

It’s Transformation Time: Crystal Cathedral Closed for Major Renovations

Two years ago, in November 2011, I told the story of the iconic Crystal Cathedral,...

November 25, 2013

A Litany for Old St. Josaphat

A sad update to my November 18 post regarding the spire atop Detroit’s historic St....

November 18, 2013

Storm Deals A Serious Blow to Historic St. Josaphat Church

Detroit’s historic St. Josaphat Church, which dates back to 1901, suffered serious damage in the...

October 2013

October 03, 2013

The Bare Truth: A Peek Inside a Nudist Chapel

“Come on,” you groan. “This is a joke, right?” Nope. Nestled in the woods of...

September 2013

September 18, 2013

Pope Francis: The Church Is a Loving Mother

In his Wednesday Audience on September 18, Pope Francis returned to the theme of the...

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 18, 2013

FATHER Z IS WRONG: It’s Christ Cathedral, Not St. Callistus

Getting a lot of play in the blogosphere today: Father Z’s report that the former...

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...

May 2013

May 07, 2013

7-Year-Old Steals Car to Avoid Going to Church

I’d love to tell you that my children, when they were young, always loved going...

May 05, 2013

TOOL TIME REDUX: Lake Orion Priests Laugh It Up on the Big Screen

You’ve got to admire the creativity of Fr. Mike Verschaeve and Fr. Steve Pullis. The...

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 20, 2013

Defiant St. Louis Church Wins… What?

They get to keep the building—but at what price? In exchange for the property rights,...

January 2013

January 26, 2013

Bible and Billiards: Churches as Community Centers

A travel agency. A drive-through coffee shop. Zumba classes. In southeastern Michigan and across the...

January 19, 2013

Darth Vader Meets Barack Obama

On Tuesday, January 22, Washington National Cathedral will host President Barack Obama and Vice President...

December 2012

December 30, 2012

Destroyed by Fire, Greek Orthodox Church Undergoes Massive Restoration

In December 2002, just a few days before Christmas, a fire gutted the sanctuary of...

December 10, 2012

Too Amicable For Me: “Welcoming” Church Makes Jesus a Baby Girl

The babe in the manger is a girl named Hope. Joseph (er, “Jose”) is an...