{"id":760,"date":"2016-06-02T18:07:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T22:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.andrewklusman.com\/blog\/?p=760"},"modified":"2017-07-17T01:58:55","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T05:58:55","slug":"month-of-may-round-up-and-then-some","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andrewklusman.com\/blog\/month-of-may-round-up-and-then-some\/","title":{"rendered":"Month of May round-up (and then some)!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, May came and went like a rocket. \u00a0Which… well, is good and bad. \u00a0So, what’s happened in the meanwhile?<\/p>\n

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Great Klusman men (Klusmen?) right here!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My Uncle (Fr. Christopher!) was exemplified in the Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus<\/strong> in mid-April. \u00a0I was able to meet a number of Wisconsin Knights of Columbus, and found the KofC reach in Wisconsin to be a bit….\u00a0less far than in Kentucky, it seems. \u00a0From what I can tell, there were a number of Catholic fraternal organizations in the early 20th Century, and only a few of them were able to weather the conciliar storm in the middle of the century. \u00a0Not entirely positive, but I know that one insurance “group” (Catholic Knights) was rather strong and popular in Wisconsin. \u00a0Perhaps this explains it?… \u00a0Either way, as usual, the KofC ceremonies were rather edifying, and going through the ceremonies as an observer really helps some of the points hit home. \u00a0If you’re not a Knight, consider becoming a member! \u00a0If you are, I heartily encourage you to observe a First, Second, Third, or Fourth Degree exemplification. \u00a0I know it’s helped me in my pursuit of becoming a better Catholic man!<\/p>\n

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Smartphone photo of Marian statue at St. Louis Bertrand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I also made a couple trips down to Louisville! \u00a0The first was for a Derby Party (hosted by Magpie and Beth<\/a>!) for the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby! \u00a0I also was able to visit my favorite Louisville church, St. Louis Bertrand<\/a>, and I got a very potato photo of their (lovely) Marian statue (May crowning was the same day!), which is featured below. \u00a0The second trip was for the trip I made with some folks out to Washington, DC to attend the ordination of the Dominican friars. \u00a0That’ll be covered, as mentioned below, in a post later this month!<\/p>\n

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Scaffolding all over the place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The ICKSP at St. Stanislaus<\/a> had their new altar rail installed! \u00a0…and then a few weeks later covered in plastic tarp…. \u00a0The sanctuary is undergoing a repainting! \u00a0As part of the restoration work by the Institute of Christ the King, they are making a lot of changes to the interior of the church. \u00a0Cream City Catholic<\/a> has been covering the work. \u00a0Back to the temporary altar the ICKSP goes, but, as is usual with ICKSP, the temporary altar is a gorgeous!…. \u00a0Apparently, the work should be completed in time for the 150th celebration in September or October. \u00a0So, it’ll be a long summer of scaffolding all over, but the pay-off should be well worth it! \u00a0It’ll be nice to be able to clearly make out different aspects of the apse and ceiling, instead of it all blurring into each other, as it does now. \u00a0(If I could go back in time, I’d just license\/try to own the paint makeup of what I call “liturgical bland.” \u00a0It almost seems like the post-conciliar Catholic renovation revolution was pushed\u00a0primarily through bland paint retailers!…)<\/p>\n

I also made my first trip across town to one of the Cor Jesu<\/a> events held each week at St. Robert parish in Shorewood, WI. \u00a0Their description of the event is:<\/p>\n

All are invited to continue to grow in intimate prayer with Praise & Worship music and the Sacraments at COR JESU. Cor Jesu is a Latin phrase for “Heart of Jesus.” It is an opportunity for anyone in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee to continue to encounter Christ through Eucharistic Adoration, Reconciliation, Praise & Worship, and Mass. Cor Jesu is hosted by St. Robert’s Parish in Shorewood, WI in their main sanctuary. It occurs every Wednesday from 7pm to 9pm. Join us for this amazing opportunity of praise!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I was surprisingly pleased by the Mass, but I had two complaints. \u00a0One, the confessionals need to be more clearly marked as to which is screened and which is face-to-face. \u00a0Do you know how jarring and off-putting it is to walk into a traditional-style confessional, only to be confronted by the entirety of a priest sitting in a folding chair? \u00a0The answer is “VERY!” \u00a0Also, it makes difficult the\u00a0possibility of confessing while kneeling. \u00a0The other is they should just drop the praise and worship malarkey during the adoration. \u00a0The Mass (with some Latin elements and some ‘smells and bells’, as they say) was pretty solid, and it, from what I remember, didn’t delve into P&W stuff. \u00a0The adoration hour provided more than enough praise and worship music, and I’m not really sure why it’s needed. \u00a0But, they do get like 100+ people, so… I guess that helps.<\/p>\n

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One of my favorite Milwaukee locations!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I’ve spent a lot of time in at least two different libraries, and that time spent has led to a number of future blog posts! \u00a0Hooray. \u00a0Some things to look out for… \u00a0changes to St. Stanislaus (in the 1960s) that I liked, the prayers of the Angelic Warfare Confraternity<\/a>, my home cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, some background\/photos of both my baptismal parish church<\/a> and my childhood parish church<\/a>, and some interesting photos and information of the local basilica.<\/a> \u00a0Local libraries are vast treasures of history. \u00a0We might pretend that everything is available at our fingertips on Google, and while there IS a lot of information floating out there in the world wide web, there’s a lot more that’s inaccessible collecting dust on our local libraries’ shelves! \u00a0Plus, you get that wonderful old book smell as you page through a book older than your grandparents. \u00a0How can you beat that?! \u00a0(Hint: \u00a0You can’t.)<\/p>\n

And, maybe if I say what I’ll be writing on I’ll actually get around to writing it. \u00a0So, my next few posts should cover (in addition to the ones listed above – it’ll be a busy June!) the following topics – the Polish and mosaics, traveling via Amtrak, and Washington DC and the Province of St Joseph of the Dominican Order’s 2016 ordinations. \u00a0So, ten articles to write for the month of June, plus perhaps brief book reviews on 3 books. \u00a0Oh my!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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