Christopher Carstens

Christopher Carstens is the Assistant Director of the Office of Sacred Worship for the Diocese of Lacrosse, Wisconsin.

Articles by Christopher Carstens

Counter-Reformation 2000

Taking to heart the final words of the current Code of Canon Law, that “the salvation of souls, which in the Church must always be the supreme law,” the recent book by Michael S. Rose gives clarity and advice to the troubled soul experiencing a church renovation project. The Renovation Manipulation: The Church Counter-Renovation Handbook attempts, in the words of its author, to “give the average lay Catholic a clear understanding of the renovation process and ultimately the knowledge necessary to bring about honesty and integrity in the renovation of existing churches as well as in the construction of new ones” (p.6).