St Stanislaus Church — Attraction in Cleveland

I love everything about this church, it is awe-inspiring! It is a church built out of love, with some of Poland's finest craftsmen and carpenters emigrating to Little Warsaw, Cleveland, OH over a century ago build this beautiful church. I walk inside and leave all life's worries behind once I sit in the hand-crafted red oak pews, and stare up at the wooden altar filled w/ Saints, and a pelican, that rises 2 stories high. The sermons are meaningful, and the congregation always friendly. This church is one of Cleveland's hidden treasures. Yesterday, I heard the most beautiful singer, with a trombone, trumpet, bass drum and piano backing him. It was like listening to the angels sing. Note: The pelican is placed on the altar because it symbolizes unselfish love. In times of famine, it will stab itself in the chest with its beak, to draw blood to feed...

This Church is beautiful in so many ways. It is a true sanctuary for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, not just in the way the Church itself is maintained/ decorated, but in the liturgy, historic traditions (and more importantly keeping Tradition). The Church could be filled with a hundred people and you’ll still be able to find a quiet place to pray, as there are many to choose from, each with a unique depth of meaning. My favorite is the Divine Mercy shrine. The parishioners are what make this magnificent Church even better. They have a deep reverence in worship of Jesus and honoring of Mary that is contagious, and they have a deep love of each other and any visitors...

As we approached the church from the outside it had grand and beautiful architecture. The interior of the church was the remnants of what I imagine would have been grand in years gone by. The relics and engravings were quite dusty and the paint had faded to a smokers yellow which reminded me of the water damage in my last apartment.

The Bishop was either extremely conservative or maybe I'm am too liberal for this place. I was here for a wedding and the stories were read in a confusing manner with a personal flair that left you wondering what the morale of the story was.

If you are conservative and pro-life this is the...