Cream City Convent
James
The Sisters of Saint Francis have a remarkable treasure and piece of Milwaukee history in their Lake Drive convent. The Saint Francis Chapel, on the second floo...
James
Saint Francis on the North Side
James
Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, a Cream City brick church located on Milwaukee's North Side, was built in 1876 by German immigrants. Today, the Puerto Ricans wo...
The Real Presence and the Pew Study
James
What to make of the recent Pew Religion Research study revealing that, among Catholics in the U.S., only about one-third believe in the doctrine of Transubstan...
Blinded by the Light
James
Have you seen images of the new cathedral for the Diocese of Orange, California? Millions of dollars ($71 million to be exact) were spent to refit the Protesta...
Four Marks of a Catholic Church
James
Over the past few years a number of outstanding books on liturgy have been published. Among these is Signs of the Holy One: Liturgy, Ritual and Expression of th...
The Revolution’s ‘Desolating Atheism’
James
The linchpin of revolution is total war on the past. In Russell Kirk's The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot, he lists the hallmarks of the sort of radical...
Catholic Schools and the Times
James
Have you noticed the headlines about Catholic school teachers who have been fired for living in ways that contradict Church teaching? Some are suing their form...
Thomas More’s Echo
James
I am reading Saint Thomas More's final work, The Sadness of Christ, a beautiful meditation on the final hours of Christ's life. It was written in the Tower of L...
Holy Trinity, 1849
James
Holy Trinity Parish, on South Fourth and West Bruce Street, was built in 1849, making it one of the oldest Catholic churches in the city of Milwaukee. Thanks to...
The Triduum at Saint Stanislaus
James
Ancient prayers and ritual. Captivating beauty and mystery. Soft candle light and fragrant incense. Holy Week at Saint Stanislaus. There's nothing like it. The...
