VVEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Before & After: St. Mark’s in Peoria, Illinois

. . .this particular renovation took place at St Mark’s Catholic Church in Peoria, Illinois & was the first full-scale church renovation done by Murals by Jericho (MBJ, an Architectural & Arts Business Apostolate); one that, by all accounts, was a smashing success. . .

by Shawn R. Tribe,

of the Liturgical Arts Journal

Live Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
How the Vatican Became Enmeshed in the Met Gala – Edward Pentin, NC Register
Would Jesus Have Gone to the Met Gala? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
My Fifteen All-Time Favorite Churches. . .& Why – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
The Future of the Church – Pope Benedict XVI, The Catholic Gentleman
The Spirit of Vatican II & Reality in Germany – Msgr. Hans Feichtinger, Crisis Magazine
A Whole Town Where the Gospel is Just Part of Life – Alicia Ambrosio, Aleteia
Pro-Aborts Storm Google Conf., Demand Removal of Pro-Life Search Results – G. Carr
World Map of Religion: See Which Countries are the Most Religious – J.P. Mauro, Alet.
The Success Sequence & Avoiding Poverty: A Response to Eve Tushnet – R. Hicks, IFS
The Pastoral Appeal, the Pope, & the Bishops – Fr. Timothy V. Vaverek, The Cthlc Thing
Heaven, Hell, & Alder Hey – David Warren, Essays in Idleness
Elsewhere: Dreher on the Dangers of Design Thinking – Rick Yoder, The Amish Catholic
Freedom is Never Free – George Weigel, First Things
Christianity & the Radical Transformation of Culture – Paul Krause, Crisis Magazine
Honolulu Bishop Appeals for Prayers as Volcano Erupts – Joan Frawley Desmond, NCRg
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