by Toni Vercillo It’s the black smears on all of his works that make Rupnik’s mosaics beyond ugly. They’re soulless forms; devoid of any beauty that has always been a first requirement for Church appointments. The only way you can call his work ‘art’ is by putting the word ‘dead’ in front of it. Rupnik’sContinue reading “Rupnik’s art should go but not just for ‘that’ reason.”
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A Plan to Save New York’s Catholic Churches from Closure and Demolition
A New York-based historical preservation group is launching an effort to save Catholic churches in the city of Buffalo that are allegedly “deeply at risk of vacancy and demolition” amid a diocesan restructuring plan. The organization Preservation Buffalo Niagara announced on its website on Tuesday hat it was launching a “Save Our Sacred Sites” campaign,Continue reading “A Plan to Save New York’s Catholic Churches from Closure and Demolition”
How Catholic England Became Protestant and Our Lady of Walsingham’s Return
by Toni Vercillo St. George’s Chapel, the burial place of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Philip, was built in the 15th century and originally dedicated to, and named, Blessed Virgin Mary Chapel when England was still very much Catholic — but ‘not being Catholic’ was not a crime; a time when England was lovinglyContinue reading “How Catholic England Became Protestant and Our Lady of Walsingham’s Return”
Catholic Power House 