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Mother of all

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Fr. Jay Finelli

“OMNIUM URBIS ET ORBIS ECCLESIARUM MATER ET CAPUT” This is the inscription over the faced of the Basilica of St. John the Lateran in Rome. ”Mother and Head of All Churches in the Holy City and throughout the World”. The … Continue reading →

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What Makes a Church?

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Fr. Jay Finelli

I was struck by the headlines: “Church sermons include time, place for congregants to get tattoos“. There is “The Church of Euthanasia”, “The Church of Body Modification”, “The Church of Light”, “Church of Seven Planes”. Then, there is the “1st … Continue reading →