Advent is the period of preparation for Christmas, from the Latin adventus, (coming) — a time of longing and waiting for the Savior’s birth as…
The shrine complex of Our Lady of Sorrows overlooks the rolling farmland west of St. Louis. This peaceful place is home to a bewildering array…
Italian immigrants from Polla, in the province of Salerno, Campania, Italy, built the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at 447 East-115th St. by…
