tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531248303954963098.post3444651823456092033..comments2024-01-16T18:30:41.436-06:00Comments on The Badger Catholic: Solanus Casey prayer service at St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Milwaukee, WIBadger Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389147035157025445noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531248303954963098.post-82046484316589825542014-05-07T18:26:29.642-05:002014-05-07T18:26:29.642-05:00Thanks, Matt! I'm confident that sainthood wi...Thanks, Matt! I'm confident that sainthood will not be far away for him. He is wonderful!Anne Benderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04795710781396825094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531248303954963098.post-27819456124089978492014-05-07T16:48:50.419-05:002014-05-07T16:48:50.419-05:00It's a beautiful event Anne. I really enjoyed...It's a beautiful event Anne. I really enjoyed reading your post. As you probably know, I've posted on Solanus Casey many times, I think he will one day be canonized. His love for the poor(not to mention baseball and hotdogs) makes him one of my favorites; very proud to have him as part of the treasury that is Wisconsin. I pray one of those suffering will be granted a miracle by his intercession. Badger Catholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05389147035157025445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531248303954963098.post-58433152557154144732014-05-07T16:24:44.373-05:002014-05-07T16:24:44.373-05:00I'm so disappointed by all of these critical c...I'm so disappointed by all of these critical comments. You're missing the point of the story! A poor, inner-city parish is offering a healing prayer service to those who suffer from physical, spiritual or emotional pain. People are being blessed with a relic from the TRUE CROSS! The intercession of a saintly priest from Wisconsin, Fr. Solanus Casey, is being invoked. But all you care about is how the church was "wreckovated." Perhaps you should take the time to talk with the current pastor about the reasons why the church was remodeled in this fashion. You would learn that if it weren't done in this fashion to save money, it might have been sold as the wealthy parishioners moved west to avoid the poverty that plagued the neighborhood in the 80's and continues today. Instead of criticizing with your superiority complex, why not send some money to the parish so they can remodel it according to your tastes? Why not offer to send money to the neighbors whose homes are in disrepair, a physical representation of their sad and desperate lives? Why not pray for the sick who are taking advantage of these beautiful prayer services? Honestly, sometimes I'm ashamed to be Catholic. We don't seem to know how to offer empathy and love but instead revel in tearing each other down. I like a beautiful church as much as the next person, but really, criticism doesn't do anybody any good.Anne Benderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04795710781396825094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531248303954963098.post-12561734304010327822014-05-06T17:28:01.082-05:002014-05-06T17:28:01.082-05:00That is a good sign. The basic layout is still in ...That is a good sign. The basic layout is still in place. What is so disappointing is that the higher-ups see no correlation between this kind of iconoclasm that took place and the downward spiral in Catholic culture and catechesis. There seems to be no discussion at higher levels (synod planning, etc.) about restoring the original (and deeply formative) architecture of our churches.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531248303954963098.post-22027224756955163352014-05-06T13:13:15.293-05:002014-05-06T13:13:15.293-05:00The upside is that restoration can be done here, i...The upside is that restoration can be done here, if desired. The old High Altar is in place, and the absence of pews would make reflooring an easier task. Alas, I don't see that happening in the near future...Dave P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11338264736775852061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531248303954963098.post-36330397811805028642014-05-06T10:35:53.802-05:002014-05-06T10:35:53.802-05:00What a bizarre design.What a bizarre design.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02627367486498378958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531248303954963098.post-29703496349026914762014-05-05T13:36:59.318-05:002014-05-05T13:36:59.318-05:00What a disastrous wreck-ovation of a beautiful chu...What a disastrous wreck-ovation of a beautiful church.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531248303954963098.post-7074998886577836182014-05-05T12:35:22.519-05:002014-05-05T12:35:22.519-05:00Yep.Yep.Badger Catholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05389147035157025445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531248303954963098.post-21673848181037158502014-05-05T12:14:56.288-05:002014-05-05T12:14:56.288-05:00Someone's gotta say it: Look what they did to ...Someone's gotta say it: Look what they did to the interior of that church!! Absolutely disgraceful. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com