Detail from Michelangelo's Creation of Adam
Check out this excerpt from an NBC News article appearing yesterday:
Big Bang theory and evolution in nature "d...
Last week I was fortunate enough to travel to Mendoza, Argentina and got the opportunity to speak to some of the locals regarding Catholicism in their country. ...
Saint Albertus Parish in Detroit (Photo courtesy of Mass Mob's Detroit Facebook page).
Mass Mobs. Have you heard of these? Around the country, in older citi...
Synod days at the Vatican(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
In case you didn't notice, for the past forty years, and especially under the oppressive pontificates of...
Saint John Vianney hears confessions. This painting is located in the sacristy of Saint Joseph Chapel in Milwaukee.
I came across this short description of ...
Baroque confessional with Saint Peter and Saint Mary Magdalene
There are a handful of parishes here in Milwaukee that offer wide availability to the Sacrame...
Over a year ago, I wrote about the "Oprahfication" of our churches. The gist of the piece was to push back against the subtle transformation of our Catholic...
"Be Thou, O Lord, the Sanctifier and Protector of Thy people: so that defended by the aid of Thine Apostle James, they may please Thee in their manner of life, and serve Thee in peace of soul." ~ From the Collect of the Mass on the Feast of Saint James the Greater, the Patron Saint of Spain...
If you go to Rome, there's a tucked away haven just a short walk from Piazza Navona and linked to Santa Maria della Pace. It used to be a cloister for religious. Now, it's a museum and cafe, called Caffetteria-Bistrot Chiostro del Bramante. (Clositer-to-cafe? Kinda sad, I know.) It was originally designed by Donato Bramante, renaissance architect par excellence. While living in Rome, this sanctuary became my hands-down favorite place to do work, to write articles, shoot out emails (free wifi with the purchase of a Caffé Macchiato) and catch up with friends. But most importantly......