facing east

read quite a bit this semester about development of the mass, church architecture, nuances of liturgy like the priest facing east during the eucharist. i happen to be doing field work @ an eastward-facing parish (different from my past two parishes), and i love it. but i understand the "let's circle up" mentality. it just happens that it usually makes me feel like i'm @ camp. anyhoo, there's an interesting (and very short) post @ whitehall (via dappled things) arguing that east is best. check it out, tell me what you think. if it intrigues you, follow up. there's lots of stuff out in the 'sphere about it.