Cathedral of the Holy Trinity – New Ulm, MN

Date of Review: I attended the Feast of the Holy Innocents Mass at 7am on December 28th, 2020 (a weekday mass), presided by Fr. Cornelius Ezeiloaku. Architecture: Built in the Neo-Baroque style as a parish church from 1890-1893, replacing an earlier structure, this Cathedral is great for the town it’s in (New Ulm, MN, populationContinue reading “Cathedral of the Holy Trinity – New Ulm, MN”

Cathedral of St. Mary – St. Cloud, MN

Date of Review: I attended the Feast of the Holy Family Mass, at 6pm on December 27th, 2020. Fr. Scott Pogatschnik presided. Ironically for the Feast of the Holy Family, this was the second Cathedral of the day named after St. Mary, I’ve also noticed a number of Cathedrals on my travels named after St.Continue reading “Cathedral of St. Mary – St. Cloud, MN”

Cathedral of St. Mary – Fargo, ND

Date of Review: I attended the Feast of the Holy Family Mass, at noon on December 27th, 2020. Fr. Fischer presided. Architecture: A change of pace from Crookston, this Cathedral was completed over 90 years earlier in 1899. The Romanesque Revival style Cathedral was designed by an architect from St. Paul, MN, Edward Bassford. BassfordContinue reading “Cathedral of St. Mary – Fargo, ND”

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception – Crookston, MN

Date of Review: I attended the Feast of the Holy Family Mass, at 9 am on December 27th, 2020. Fr. Miller presided, assisted by Deacon Hannig. Architecture: This Cathedral looked new as soon as I approached, even in the middle of a snowstorm. Walking in, the cornerstone reaffirmed that, it was completed in 1990. TheContinue reading “Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception – Crookston, MN”

Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Bismarck, ND

Date of Review: I attended the Feast of the Holy Family Vigil Mass, at 5pm on December 26th, 2020. Celebrant(s): Two priests, assisted by a deacon, celebrated the mass. The principal celebrant delegated the proclamation of the Gospel and the Homily to the second priest, who appeared fairly young. The second priest (who appeared fairlyContinue reading “Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Bismarck, ND”