Tag Archives: Architecture

It´s the Epistemology, Stupid!

There is a very fine book by James Kunstler, called Home from Nowhere. It is about the tragedy of the American built environment. That is, it tells of  how virtually every American town and city tends towards losing its distinct identity, its sense of being a special place in its own right. Instead of existing as sites [...]
Posted in Roger's Weblog | Also tagged , | 2 Comments

Book Review: Ugly As Sin: Why They Changed Our Churches from Sacred Places to Meeting Spaces and How We Can Change Them Back Again – Michael S. Rose

A powerful and accessible account of how Catholic Churches are succumbing to ugliness.
Posted in Reviews | Also tagged , | Leave a comment
  • Site

  • Recent Comments

    • epsilon on 8 March 2010
      Hello Roger – have just re-read this post – it is so profound! Are you still...
    • roger on 5 March 2010
      Philip, thank you for this unexpected kind encouragement again and prayers! After finding your...
    • philip johnson on 3 March 2010
      your faith is strong .you are in my prayers.god bless you and god bless the pope....
    • roger on 28 February 2010
      Thank you Benjamin for this beautiful quote and for your warm words. They help, for much the...
    • roger on 28 February 2010
      Thank you so much Philip. This kind, warm encouragement means a lot to us. For this internet...
    • roger on 28 February 2010
      Yes Edwin. Catholicism is a living, growing tradition. I cannot help but feel that part of...
    • Benjamin on 25 February 2010
      Revisited your blog; I am thankful for your journey and witness to me. I will revisit...
    • philip johnson on 24 February 2010
      great writing.you are true followers of the one true faith. god bless .philip.
    • Edwin Shendelman on 24 February 2010
      “For I really have come to believe that a de-sacramentalised,...
    • roger on 23 February 2010
      Yes Edwin. There is a favourite quote of mine that makes old friends of mine yawn by now....
    • Edwin Shendelman on 23 February 2010
      I guess what I am trying to get at here is the need to hold two different ideas...
    • roger on 22 February 2010
      Thank you for this Edwin. My original post invoked the word STRUGGLE quite consciously I...
  • Help support this site

    Purchasing items through these Amazon links below will help to support this site:-





    Another way to support this site which we would deeply appreciate, is through the gift of any of these books or items:-