Titian’s Assumption of the Blessed Virgin
A.L.P.
Where else would you see a bright fiery sunset enlivening Renaissance palaces, but in Venice? This is a city of saints and their relics, great historical figure...
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Avanti, Milwaukee!
EMR
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...
Bishop Hying: Remembering Cardinal George
Bishop Hying
Note: Cardinal Francis George of Chicago died three years ago today. At that time, Bishop Donald Hying wrote a personal reflection on his life for Cream City Ca...
Awakening at the Tomb
EMR
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...
The Face of Christ
Beth
Sometimes when I pray, whether it be meditating on the mysteries of the Holy Rosary or doing Lectio Divina, biblical scenes colorfully unfold in my mind. I can ...
High School Apologetics
Louis
A while back I visited a Catholic high school. In one class, apologetics, the teacher asked me to go to the front of room and defend Catholicism from the stude...
Milwaukee Flag Controversy
Louis
Did you know that Milwaukee has a city flag? It’s one of the busiest flags around, featuring a barley stalk, a large gear, an Indian, an elongated boat with a t...
Memento Mori
Beth
I recently read an article in the Guardian about a new fad: curating one’s death. Two concrete practices of the fad illustrate what I mean by ‘curating one’s de...
Writing Well & Race
Louis
I was sitting in the library of an esteemed Jesuit university mostly minding my own business. Along came a professor and an undergraduate student. They sat down...
Lessons from the Pharisee & Publican
Beth
“Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?”
That’s a question often asked by evangelical Christians. Answering ‘yes’ to this question means tha...