HERE ARE PHOTOS of Saint Dominic Church, in Breese, Illinois.  It is located approximately 40 road miles east of downtown Saint Louis, in Clinton County, on the grand Illinois prairie.  The church is a part of the Diocese of Belleville. Last year this...

Rose vestments, worn yesterday at Saint Francis de Sales Oratory. I took this photo under mixed lighting: daylight illumines the front, while incandescent light shines on the top. The front color looks, to my eye, to be closest to the actual shade. As...

GAUDETE SUNDAY, the Third Sunday in Advent, is distinguished (among other things) by the use of rose vestments. While violet (or purple) vestments are generally used during this season of anticipation, this particular Sunday's liturgy has a joyful...

At Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, in Ferguson, Missouri. Photo taken April, 2009. At Saint Cecilia Church, in Saint Louis. February 2007.

Advent Wreath at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, in Shrewsbury, Missouri.  This large wreath is in the seminary's lobby. Advent wreaths are originally a German custom; in that country, all four candles are typically red instead of using the Catholic Advent...