Author - Michael E. DeSanctis

Michael E. DeSanctis is a retired professor of fine arts and theology at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania. He is the author of Building from Belief: Advance, Retreat and Compromise in the Remaking of Catholic Church Architecture (Liturgical Press).

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Yo-Yo Ma has something to teach us about liturgy

Michael E. DeSanctis

John Paul II’s funeral Mass was a beacon of unity

Michael E. DeSanctis

It’s been more than a decade and a half since Catholics around the world converged on St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City for the solemn funeral Mass of St...

Modern architecture can work for Catholic churches, too

Michael E. DeSanctis

We parishioners of St. Jude the Apostle Church in Erie, Pennsylvania are excited this year to be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the dedication of our...

Author - Michael E. DeSanctis

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