Saint Michael the Archangel
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He fascinates us. But why?What is less fashionable than a strong man? Than a soldier? Than the Man in the White Hat? He's so 1955. He's so 1562, if Peiter Bre...
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Saint Mary Major
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Today is the feast of the dedication of the Roman basilica of Saint Mary Major, one of only four major basilicas in the world. The others are also in Rome: Sain...
Riots and the Power of Architecture
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Culture is where God is. That statement is proved by Holy Scripture itself. In creating Scripture, God used human authors. Men conveyed God's words to humanit...
Awakening at the Tomb
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You go to the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre when you want the real thing. What you can't find in Milwaukee you will get in Jerusalem. This is the place where t...
Milwaukee’s Coffee Olympus
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They talk about "waves" in coffee culture.First wave: Folgers or Maxwell House.Second wave: Starbucks, which didn't arrive in Milwaukee until the late 9...
Mary and Monica
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At the entrance to the Renaissance Basilica of Saint Augustine in Rome, a Schatzkammer packed with Caravaggios that stands on a side-street next to a cheap pizz...
The Paps that Gave Thee Suck
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The Lucca Madonna, Jan van Eyck, 1436.Does it make you squirm? Here is the Virgin Mary, the Madonna, Our Lady -- in a state of undress. Motherhood is well an...
Milwaukee’s Movie Palace
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It’s easy to forget as you stand on the lakeshore in high summer under a sun like a Klieg light, but Milwaukee is a place with plenty of cloud and damp. This is...
Avanti, Milwaukee!
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Some of us know the joy of traveling in Italy, land of art and culture, couture and cuisine... and, not coincidentally, stronghold of the Church and home of sai...
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
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Today the Church asks us to consider Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. She is a modern martyr, and the word martyr means witness — a witness and an example.Thi...
