We're pleased to present another before and after project coming out of Conrad Schmitt Studios in New Berlin, Wisconsin, this time at St. Helen's Catholic Church in Vero Beach, Florida. From the studio:
Before and Afte: Still Further Updates to St. Helen Catholic Church in Vero Beach, Florida
We're pleased to present another before and after project coming out of Conrad Schmitt Studios in New Berlin, Wisconsin, this time at St. Helen's Catholic Church in Vero Beach, Florida. From the studio:
The Papal Subcinctorium
Admittedly, images of the papal subcinctorium are very difficult to find. Here it can be seen in part, not to be mistaken for the maniple. This ancient ornamental vestment was reserved to the Roman Pontiffs (and similar to other papal vestments, also to the Patriarch of Lis…
The Forty Hours' Devotion
The Forty Hours' Adoration (in Italian: Quarat'Ore ) is a devotion where the faithful gather in Eucharistic adoration for 40 consecutive hours in memory of the forty hours during which the sacred body of Our Lord laid in the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
Nuns Who Make Altar Linens in Rome: Figlie di San Giuseppe di Rivalba
The nuns in Rome who make and launder the altar cloths of St. Peter's Basilica are the congregation Figlie di San Giuseppe di Rivalba (the Daughters of St. Joseph of Rivalba). These sisters can be seen often in the sacristy of the Vatican Basilica, as well as dressing t…
A Survey of Various Objects of Liturgical Art Coming Out of the Twentieth Century Liturgical Movement
Passing fashions come and go, also evidenced in the development of liturgical items over time. The twentieth century liturgical movement produced many various works related to the sacred liturgy that reflect a gradual development of artistic style.
The Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires in Paris
One of the most popular Parisian churches for pilgrims is the delightful church of Our Lady of Victories, Notre-Dame-des-Victories. Radiating the French Baroque style, this delightful Marian shrine has attracted many pilgrims over the years including St. Thérèse of Lisieux …
A Paleochristian Bronze Lampada Featuring Ss. Peter and Paul
Saints Peter and Paul are two of the most important and beloved saints and apostles in the entire Christian Church. Given their particular prominence in the 'college of the apostles,' from the earliest of times we can find a strong devotion to them, a devotion which…
A Byzantine Curiosity - A Domestic Incense Burner?
There is a twelfth century object whose origins is possibly from Constantinople or possibly a workshop located in the South of Italy (historically part of the Byzantine world let us recall) that has long captured my curiosity, mainly for reason of the mystery surrounding it…
Requiem Aeternam: An Eighteenth Century Requiem Set Combining Themes of Death and Life
Continuing on with our ongoing exploration of Requiem Mass vestments, today we are looking at a set of vestments, produced in England in connection with the Southern Netherlands in the eighteenth century according to Nicola Gentle, author of an article on the set in in Text…
Caldwell Hall Chapel at Catholic University of America
One of the most historic chapels in America is Caldwell Chapel at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Bishop Sheen prayed here as a student as well as when he came here later to be a professor. He spent nearly a quarter of a century as the Catholic Univer…
Church of the Holy Family in Dayton, Ohio with Mural by Gerhard J. Lamers
One of an array of beautiful churches in southwestern Ohio is the church of the Holy Family in Dayton. Visitors are welcomed by a 1920s Italo-Romanesque Revival gem that was dedicated one hundred years ago. The exact day was Tuesday, Jan. 12, 1926, chosen to be near the dat…
A Collection of Canopies
[This article is simply a photographic survey of various altar canopies coming from various centuries. For more information about altar canopies, please see our article The Altar and It's Canopy from December 2022.]
The Roman Rite in the Holy Land: Feast of the Most Holy Sepulchre of Our Lord Jesus Christ
In the Latin Patriarchate, July 15th is the feast of the Most Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. Not many people know this special liturgical celebration exists, but it is an ancient Latin Rite feast that has some really beautiful prayers. In the Patriarchate of Jerusalem it is c…
The Madonna Della Pace Icon in Venice
In past articles we have looked at some important important Byzantine icons in Venice -- specifically the Madonna Nicopeia (located in the Basilica of San Marco) and the Madonna della Salute (located in the Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute). Today we are going to take a…
The Renovation of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Omaha, Nebraska
Immaculate Conception Church in Omaha, Nebraska was constructed in the early twentieth century when still served by the Order of Friars Minor. By our own time, the parish was in need of some re-vivification and re-enchantment, and so it was that Erik Bootsma Architecture an…
Bishop Sheen's Private Chapel in NYC
Bishop Sheen was a national celebrity of the electronic age. This unique role began from the time he was first on radio in 1928. Then in 1950 he was named the National Director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. His national recognition reached a new level whe…
Book Review: Sacred Signs by Romano Guardini
It brings great satisfaction to see Sacred Signs by Romano Guardini in print as one of the new 'OS JUSTI THEOLOGICAL CLASSICS' (a series of wonderful books edited by our good friend, Dr. Peter Kwasniewski). This treasure is a gem of the early Liturgical Movement in …
House Chapel of the Institute of the Good Shepherd in Rome
The Casa San Clemente is the religious house of the Istituto del Buon Pastore in Rome. The renovated apartments include a house chapel in a designated room with a beautiful altar dedicated to Pope St. Clement of Rome. Romans have a great devotion to St. Clement, the fourth …
Before and After: St. Scholastica's Church in Erie, Colorado
What do you do when you have a small parish church that needs some "re-enchanting" but, being a small church after all, you clearly won't have endless budget at your disposal? While I do not know the situation of St. Scholastica, I think it fair to say that m…
Griccia Franciscan Alb in Assisi
This alb in on display at the Basilica of St. Francis is Assisi. It was made in Umbria of pure linen in the 17th-19th century. The border was made with gold thread, red silk, ands sequin embroidery -- thought to date from the 17th century. The linen is probably from the ear…
Examples of the Pax Instrument (Instrumentum Pacis) Featuring Ss. Peter and Paul
The "instrumentum pacis," "pax brede" or "pax" has various names, but its function is always the same: it is a small hand held tablet used as a way of passing the liturgical sign of peace amidst the clerics within the context of the Mass. (For…
A Moveable 'Altarpiece' From New Jerusalem Studios
At St. Mary's High School in Phoenix, Arizona, New Jerusalem Studios -- a family run business that focuses on the creation of large scale sacred art murals -- was engaged to help in the creation and execution of a new mural. The mural was commissioned for the occasion o…
A Successful Synthesis of Gothic Revival and Mid-Century Modern
One of the more common ways in which Catholic churches and chapels today get 're-enchanted' is by reclaiming liturgical appointments from historic parishes and repurposing them into new settings. Such is the case of St. Dominic Catholic Church in Brick Township, New…
