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Pontifex Maximus: The Face of Jesus Christ

To elaborate on the Magisterium of the Catholic Church is our mission on Plinthos (Gk. "brick"); and to do so anonymously, so that, like any brick in the wall, we might do our little part in the strength of the structure of humanity almost unnoticed.

Sunday, August 31, 2014

Urbanism: Classical Concepts and Human Progress in Parish Planning

From Parking Places to People Spaces by Andrew Cusack
Philip Bess / Urbanism Video: Patrick Henry College

Till We Have Built Jerusalem: Architecture, Urbanism and the Sacred, Philip Bess

On a side note: The Castel Gandolfo Papal Villas, open to the public this Summer!
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