Dennis Lennox

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  Apr 23, 2023

  Postcard from Cuba

  There is something about Cuba. I found myself in the capital of Havana four years after my last and only visit to the island, which has been under communist rule since the Cuban Revolution in the 1950s. The difference between then and now was very noticeable.

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  Apr 9, 2023

  Travel: In England’s Bishop Auckland, religious heritage anchors an urban renewal

  A recent trip across the pond took me to a town in northeast England that until recently didn’t have much to offer tourists. As with other towns and villages around Durham, the shire town or seat of County Durham, it reminded me of the Rust Belt back home. Basically, the places where mining and other working-class jobs that once defined entire communities no longer exist.

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  Apr 2, 2023

  Travel: Postcard from Malta

  If Malta is known, it’s known for what used to be called Christendom.

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  Mar 19, 2023

  Travel: Forget Mexico, visit these 3 places instead

  Forget Mexico. That’s my advice to readers seeking advice on where to go this spring.

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  Mar 12, 2023

  Travel: Postcard from Tucson

  While Tucson is hardly an unknown destination, Arizona’s second-largest city has more to offer than the bone-dry climate found throughout the Southwest.

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  Feb 26, 2023

  300 years after his death, the enduring legacy of Sir Christopher Wren

  Commemorations are underway for the 300th anniversary of the death of a man whose church architecture has stood the test of time.

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  Feb 19, 2023

  Travel: 3 places in Europe to visit for religious heritage

  Now is the time to plan that trip to Europe, with the peak late spring and summer travel season just around the corner.

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  Feb 5, 2023

  Travel: Postcard from Miami Beach

  Without question, this city across Biscayne Bay from Miami proper is known for its sandy beach even if the beach is actually artificial.

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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.