Dennis Lennox
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Travel: Visiting Turkey 1,700 years after the Nicene Creed was adopted
It’s hard to imagine Christianity without the Nicene Creed. Seventeen hundred years ago, what became the defining statement of Christianity was adopted in Nicaea (present-day Iznik, Turkey). Back then, Iznik was an outpost of the Roman Empire under Emperor Constantine the Great in what used to be called Asia Minor.
Travel: Discovering America as she turns 250
Maybe you’ve heard about America’s 250th birthday being in 2026.Officially, this is called a semiquincentennial.
Travel: Postcard from Ottawa
As capital cities go, the Canadian capital of Ottawa is a somewhat overlooked destination, even though it’s the fourth-largest city in the country.
Travel: Discover Renaissance churches during an airport stay
When planning to see the reopened Notre Dame Cathedral I also decided to spend a couple of nights at Charles de Gaulle Airport, as I had heard from a French friend of mine that a few local churches rivaled the art and architecture of notable churches in Paris.
Travel: New Orleans is open as the state steps forward to keep visitors safe
Is New Orleans safe? That was a question I kept asking myself over the course of four nights at a hotel just a short walk from the French Quarter.
Travel: In Paris, Notre Dame is open but visiting may be a challenge
Notre Dame is arguably the most important part of the City of Light. In the year before the 2019 fire, it was the most-visited place in all of France with 12 million visitors.
Travel: Finding Tiffany’s masterpiece chapel in Florida
In a museum in a somewhat overlooked suburb of Orlando is an ornate chapel unlike anything I have ever seen.
In Dallas, this megachurch is Episcopalian
God isn’t quite done with the Episcopal Church. That was travel writer Dennis Lennox's impression after a recent trip to Texas took him to the Church of the Incarnation in Dallas. Admittedly, this part of the country is still culturally Christian. The parking lots of most churches across all denominations are considerably fuller than their counterparts elsewhere.
Travel: Postcard from Clarksville, Tennessee
Once an outpost on the early frontier and later a port for steamers carrying tobacco and cotton, this town in northern Tennessee is today a hidden gem.
Travel: Postcard from Irving, Texas
Sometimes suburbia is the destination. One such suburb is Irving, Texas. Once a bedroom community for Dallas, it has become a destination in its own right.