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Text-based image with repeated word "Bread" in various fonts and sizes, primarily black on white. The text reads: "How long can those words be repeated and sung before all we believe is on the altar is a simple piece of bread?" Themes related to Catholic Eucharist and faith."

We’ve Been Saying This for Years! WSJ on Ugly Churches

By Cindy Paslawski | March 7, 2017

Déjà vu. The February 24, 2017 issue of the Wall Street Journal ran the story, “Free Our Churches From the Ugly and Stupid” by Professor Anthony Esolen of Providence College. In this wonderful piece, Esolen laments “Stations of the Cross that can hardly be recognized as depictions of the Passion” and “crosses that look as…

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A detailed religious mural depicting Christ in Majesty surrounded by angels and saints, with Latin inscriptions. Central figure of Jesus is adorned in a red robe with a halo, seated on a throne. Surrounding scenes include various saints and religious figures in vibrant colors like red, blue, and gold. Text reads: "IV PATRIS SEMPITERNUS ES FILIUS," "TE GLORIOSUS APPOLLONIS," and "QUIDERET ES LAVORT."

The Last Day of 2013–Te Deum Laudamus

By John M. DeJak | December 31, 2013

Well, dear friends, it is the last day of the calendar year and we are still within the Octave of Christmas which means that we should still be celebrating as if it were Christmas Day! To that end, we wish to make you, our readers, aware of one of the great traditions of the Church and…

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