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Philadelphia is known to Americans as the City of Brotherly Love (owing to a literal translation of the name). But to Catholics especially since the early 1900’s Philly was also known as the City of Churches. I remember well many times I drove through town on I-95 (95, 95, 95 as John Fetterman would say), seeing the multiple spires dotting the urban landscape and knowing that each one represented a once vibrant parish filled with faithful Catholics who devoted their time and effort (and hard earned cash) to glorifying God Almighty.
Check out the latest from St. Luke’s Gallery for more.
Today, my family and I attended Mass in the city of Boulder, CO in the beautiful church of the Sacred Heart of Mary. I’m just as confused as I always thought the Blessed Mother had an Immaculate Heart, and that “Sacred” was reserved for her Son’s Heart. Either way, we inadvertently plugged into our GPS “Sacred Heart of Jesus in Boulder” and found ourselves 6 miles and 16 minutes away as Mass was starting. Fortunately, Our Lord took care of us.
It seems the Mass started a few minutes late and also it was a solemn high Mass – not your typical six candle affair but a full on “priest, deacon, sub-deacon” Mass. as a result we walked in just in time for the beginning of the Epistle (which was so appropriate for our days). Nonetheless; here are the pictures.
The last picture was from the base of a mural in the narthex. If you’re as confused as I am about the mouse dressed as a bishop/abbot, you’re not alone. Perhaps someone can explain the significance.
Until then…
St. Benedict, pray for us!
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This was my view this morning. God be praised! And even though every other driver on I-25 appeared to be higher than Wiz Kahlifa, the natural scenery of the surrounding area is unbeatable.
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, pray for us!
Tagged TLM, traditional catholic
Today I visited a place that probably should not exist – Salt Lake City’s Catholic Cathedral. I say it shouldn’t exist because it’s Salt Lake City, but then again, I have been surprised, to say the least, by my first trip to this city. You see, one thinks of the place as a haven for the bizarre LDS (Mormons). And it is true that the Mormons do have an outsized presence here. But it has been clear to me in just 24 hours that SLC is something akin to Austin in Texas – the ultra liberal outlier in a somewhat conservative state.
For instance, my wife and I went out to dinner today for our anniversary. I asked the woman at the front desk for recommendations. She sent us to a trendy restaurant covered in the garish flag with the multiple colors. But I digress…
The Cathedral of the Madeleine claims to be the only cathedral in the US named after Mary Magdalene. The cathedral was dedicated in 1909 and possesses all the beauty it should for that time period. The stained glass windows in particular are quite impressive, depicting the glorious and joyful mysteries of the rosary. Of course, in the 1990’s the bishop of this place “brought the cathedral in line with Vatican II”. That’s a quote from the pamphlet they have in the back of the church. It simply means he attempted to wreck the place. Somehow he did not totally succeed. What he did (at least to my perception) was to wall off the original sanctuary with a chancel screen to create a “Eucharistic chapel” while building a new altar out in the center of the transept. He also commissioned a local artist to make new stations. The only thing is that there are way more than 14 of these in the church. Again, according to the pamphlet, they wanted to follow the stations that were “approved by the Vatican” in 1975. These are not rightly stations but rather the whole of the Passion and thus include the 14 stations. The artist apparently thought that making Our Lord look like an extra in the Planet of the Apes was a great tribute.
Take a look for yourself.
Take a closer look at that picture with what looks like a wood and glass spire inside the building. That’s their tabernacle.
St. Mary Magdalene, pray for us!
The Trad Dad has found himself bunked down for the night in… wait for it…
Mormon Central?
Indeed, I am in Salt Lake City of all places.
This should be interesting.
In the meantime, I saw bison a-plenty yesterday including this fella’ in the parking lot of my hotel.
A most special day for yours truly is almost upon us and it isn’t my birthday. It is the cause of my joy these past few weeks (months) of travel and I thank God for this every day. More to come.
St. Fiona, pray for us!
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