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Thursday Doors

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  Last week I shared the interior side of this door. I wondered why the top was curvy. Now I see that it's part of the dove at the top. See below.  This door is clearly not original with the 19th century church. To see more Thursday doors, click here. 

Weekend Coffee Share

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  If I were having coffee with you, I'd have you over here so I wouldn't have to go out in the cold.  I'd tell you I'm sorry that the Christmas season is over. I had been visiting various Chicago churches that are known for their great architecture. I love seeing them with their Christmas decorations. Last weekend I went to Our Lady of the Sorrows (below).  Although they didn't have many congregants (maybe people watch them online), but people were friendly. Other past visits include Holy Trinity,  St. Gregory the Great  At work things have been crazy. I've been getting about 12 hours of work a day and work 10 hours a day. It's hard to keep my head above water. I now have 100 cases to work on, when 70 is more than enough. I dread checking voice mail or my inbox.  Yet, today we were released from work 4 hours early for MLK Day, which I feel is a meaningful holiday if you fill it with something that honors Martin Luther King. It's not till Monday. We work ...

Sculpture Saturday

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  Here's my Sculpture Saturday contribution fo January 8, 2020. I saw it at St. Alphonsus Church in Chicago's Lake View. It's of the church's namesake.

Thursday Doors: Chicago

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 Holy Trinity Church Wanting to see the Christmas decorations, I visited the Polish church on Noble Street last Sunday. I was curious about why the top of this door wasn't straight.  Next week I'll show the other side of this door. To see more Thursday Doors, click here to get to No Facilities, the hosting blog.

Pull Up a Seat

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  For Xingfu Mama's Pull Up a Seat Challenge, I'm sharing the chairs on the altar at St. Ita's Catholic Church, where I went for their bilingual New Year's mass. To see more seats, click here . 

Which Way Challenge

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St. Ita's Church, Chicago The Which Way photo challenge is all about capturing the roads, walks, trails, rails, steps, signs, etc. we move from one place to another on.  You can walk on them, climb them, drive them, ride on them, as long as the specific way is visible.  Any angle of a bridge is acceptable as are any signs. There’s no topic to this challenge.  All you need have is the “way” visible and the main focus of your photo.   Here is a list of acceptable “ways”: Roads:  gravel, asphalt, cobbled, dirt, freeway, expressway, highway, bridges Indoor walkways:  hallways, aisles, people movers Outdoor walks:  sidewalks, paths, trails Stairs, elevators, escalators, or steps Railway tracks, monorails, ski lifts Runways and tarmacs Ferries, canals and locks Parking lots, private driveways Tunnels Signs of any kind:  directional, informational, store signs, wind vanes Maps that are posted as sign You can see more Ways and join the fun by clicking her...

Thursday Door Challenge: St. Paul's

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  Thursday Doors, a weekly feature allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favorite door photos from around the world. Feel free to join in on the fun by creating your own Thursday Doors post each week and then sharing your link at No Facilities anytime between 12:01 am Thursday morning and Saturday noon (North American eastern time). This week I'm sharing a church door I saw while I was walking down Fullerton in Lincoln Park. To see more doors, click here . 

Monday Murals

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  Ukrainian Village, Ukrainian Catholic Church      Here's my entry for Sami's Monday Mural challenge. It's the interior of Sts Volodyrmyr and Olna in Chicago's  Ukrainian Village. To see more murals, click here . 

Which Way Photo Challenge

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  Sts. Volodyrmyr and Olna Ukrainian Catholic Church Which way? This week go up these stairs and through those doors and you'll arrive in a stunningly beautiful church.  To see more ways, click here . You'll be treated to paths, roads, highways, byways, signs, stairs and more.

Thursday Doors

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St. Mary of the Angels, Chicago Thursday Doors is a weekly blogging challenge allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favorite door photos from around the world. Feel free to join in on the fun by creating your own Thursday Doors post each week and then sharing it, between Thursday morning and Saturday noon (North American Eastern Time). To get to the hub where you'll find links to dozens of doors, click here .  

St Gregory the Great

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 5545 N. Paulina St., Chicago Built in 1924, St. Gregory the Great is now a church dedicated to promoting and supporting Catholic artists. A small church, it originally served a neighborhood of immigrants from Germany and Luxembourg.  It's a Gothic Revivalist style. I visited after learning about it in St. Ita's bulletin. They have a 10:00 am Sunday mass in English and in September 2021 that service will shift to 9:30 am. Architects: Colmes & Perry

Thursday Door Challenge

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Every Thursday bloggers are challenged to share a photos of doors. If there's a better photo inanimate photo subject, I'm not sure what it is.  Here you see St. Ita's Church, a fine example of neo-gothic style. Famed architect Henry J. Schlack designed the church which was completed in 1928. Clearly these new glass doors are a modern addition, but they work well, I think. To see more wonderful doors, click here .