From our bulging "Wish I'd Said That" Files:

From the Mirror of Justice weblog, on Catholicism and suburbia:

"[T]here appears to be a certain incompatibility between Catholicism and the suburban lifestyle. With its emphasis on collective worship, public engagement, and the social dimension of justice, Catholicism has always seemed to me to be most at home in the dense urban neighborhood or perhaps the small town or village... Assuming some affinity between Catholic culture and particular patterns of development, perhaps the Church should begin to address questions of land use in its social teaching."

Amy Welborn facilitates a continuation of the subject here. Of course, if you really wanna think outside the box by seeing something come out of this, you might consider doing the same here instead.