The adventures of Jen and Doug and a black cat named Mr. Knightley.
Saint Patrick’s Basilica in Montreal, Canada, is a Roman Catholic church with particular ties to the Irish community, who began immigrating to Montreal to escape famine in their homeland. It’s more than 170 years old, …
The Duke University Chapel in Durham, N.C., was built from 1930-1935 at a cost of nearly $2.3 million (more than $30 million today). It is built in the English Gothic style, using bluestone from North …
St. John’s Episcopal Church in Richmond, Va., is not just the oldest church in the city (built in 1741), it is the site of a major speech that one could argue ensured the success of …
As is usual with my trip planning, our days were packed with adventures! Here are a few of the other interesting sites we took in on our visit to Pittsburgh, Penn. St Paul Cathedral – …
The Heinz Memorial Chapel in Pittsburgh will have you saying “Wow!” out loud when you enter. It’s beautiful on the outside, but it’s the 23 exquisite stained-glass windows on the inside that make it worth …
The Ephrata Cloister in Ephrata, PA (near Lancaster) is another “I didn’t see it when I lived there, but came back as a tourist” experience. The Ephrata Cloister is not far at all from where …
The Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, NJ is a show stopper. Who knew there was a stunning French Gothic Revival style cathedral in Newark (Newark!) with not one, not two, but three …
The Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford, CT, is relatively modern, dedicated in 1962 on the site of the previous cathedral, which had been destroyed in a fire. While the outside suggests a traditional religious …
