Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
EMR
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.
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The Father of the House
James
I recently listened to the best homily I've ever heard on marriage. You might say it was "hard-hitting." But if you're familiar with Christ's clear instruction ...
Local Relics
James
Saint Stanislaus is home to a large number of first and second class relics. Some have been at the parish for years, and others were recently donated to the ora...
In touch with reality
James
On the one side are those who believe in a moral order that governs the created world and is independent of the mind or will. Things have natures that are an es...
Ten Years
James
Cardinal Robert Sarah, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, recently gave an address to a colloquium commemorating t...
Drink Beer, Feel Cool
EMR
To be able to feel like the very definition of the dernier cri in hipsterdom, to feel luminary and gastro-culinary and worldly wise, but to do it with friendlin...
School of Prayer
James
The school of contemplative prayer in the Catholic Church has long history. The first example that comes to mind is the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who ach...
Merry Christmas!
Cream City Catholic
A Merry Christmas to all our readers. Enjoy this holy day with family and loved ones, and may the little Child of Bethlehem bring peace to our homes, our city a...
Milwaukee’s Sublime Library
EMR
When you're ten years old, you skitter along, dodging bulky objects, confused by it all. One afternoon, I left the confines of my mother’s overweight Oldsmobile...
Pope John XXIII: “No Clapping in Church”
James
In this short clip, you see Pope John XXIII entering an Italian parish. As he makes his way into the sanctuary, he is greeted with cheers and applauds. With gre...