Dennis Lennox

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  Jan 22, 2023

  Travel: In Geneva, John Calvin is hidden in plain sight

  Geneva has moved on from John Calvin. In fact, Switzerland’s second-biggest city has been majority Roman Catholic for decades.

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  Jan 8, 2023

  Travel: Postcard from Rochester

  As with other Rust Belt cities, this city on Lake Ontario and near New York’s spectacular Finger Lakes region has a significant number of old churches of different denominations. The most notable hides within plain sight among the sea of buildings in downtown Rochester.

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  Jan 1, 2023

  A year in review: Disappointments and surprises from my travels

  Another year of travel produced another year of travel surprises and disappointments.

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  Dec 11, 2022

  Postcard from York, where Constantine the Great was proclaimed emperor

  There are few places more significant in the development of the church than York, England. That’s because it was here in 306 — as in 1,716 years ago — that Constantine was proclaimed emperor. Back then, York was called Eboracum by the Romans.

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  Dec 4, 2022

  Travel: 3 churches to visit in the US

  Contrary to popular belief, a passport isn’t required to visit beautiful churches. There are countless examples of notable church architecture right here in the United States. Some of them even rival Europe’s great cathedrals.

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  Nov 27, 2022

  Travel: 4 places to go, right now

  Forget about going to a resort factory this winter. Instead, go someplace different.

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  Nov 20, 2022

  Travel: Overlooked by tourists, this church hearkens back to pre-Reformation England

  By the 19th century, the established Church of England was losing its preeminence and post-Reformation laws restricting the ability of Catholics to freely worship, among other things, were lifted. St. Etheldreda’s Church in London, which dates to about 1250, was acquired or, rather, reacquired by Catholics in 1874.

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  Nov 6, 2022

  Postcard from Baton Rouge

  Fairly or not most state capitals seem to be backwaters. Baton Rouge, the capital of Louisiana, is an exception. While overshadowed by much-larger New Orleans, Louisiana’s capital is very much a destination in its own right as I found out during a recent visit.

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  Oct 30, 2022

  Travel: Postcard from Pittsburgh

  In the shadow of Pittsburgh’s office towers, bridges and sports stadiums is a riverfront promenade not dissimilar from London’s Embankment or the walkway along the River Seine in Paris.

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  Oct 23, 2022

  Travel: 3 places to visit this fall

  The fall shoulder season is arguably the best time of the year to travel. Here's a list of three places that are perfect to visit as the pages of the calendar turn and the weather becomes crisper.