Cathedral of St. Bernard - Diocese of Madison — Attraction in Madison

This is a lovely stone church on Madison's near east side, built a bit more than 100 years ago. It has an amazing collection of pews made from solid black walnut! It also features a 1969 2-manuals Pipe Organ made by Tellers. The acoustics of the interior are excellent, and it was the venue for a concert by the University of Wisconsin Choral Union performing Missa Brevis by Zoltán Kodály in the 1990s, to an organ accompaniment. It is a real joy that Madison still has a few stone churches reminiscent of cathedrals, especially since the diocesan seat at St Raphael was destroyed by fire. I recently attended the funeral of a 92 year old cousin, and the organ was played - beautifully. For those interested in such details, here's the organ as I understand it:

GRAND ORQUE 16 Quintflute 82 pipes 8 Montre 58 8 Flute a cheminee 58 8 Gemshorn 8 Gemshorn Celeste 4 Octave 58 4 Quintflute (ext) -- 2 Doublette 58 II Sesquialtera 112 IV-V Plein Jeu 278 8 Trompette Pontificale 58 Tremulant

RECIT 8 Flute Conique 58 8 Flute Celeste 51 4 Montre 58 4 Bourdon 58 2 Flute a bec 58 1-1/3 Larigot 58 1 Gillet 58 III Cymbale 174 16 Contre Cromorne 70 8 Trompette 70 8 Cromorne (ext) 4 Clarion (ext) Tremulant

PEDALE 32 Flute Acoustique -- 16 Contrebass 44 16 Soubasse 44 16 Quintflute (Gt) 8 Octave (ext) 8 Bourdon (ext) 8 Quintflute (Gt, ext) 4 Basse de Chorale 32 4 Cor de nuit 44 2 Cor de nuit (ext) 16 Bombarde 56 8 Bombarde (ext) 8 Trompette Pontificale (Gt) 4...

I am a roman catholic. Not all of my family is nor are they comfortable being in a church. For a religion where we are supposed to practice self sacrifice and acceptance of others I find both St Bernards and IHM lacking. Which is a dissapointment as i attended both these schools when I was a child. I held a greater respect for these establishments than I should have. My soon to be wife and I both wished to marry here but due to family constraints we were planning on marrying in the church 1st and having an outdoor ceremony as well for those who were uncomfortable in the church. Both these...

A loving community. My wife and I feel privileged to be a part of it. For the record, the protest in question was not in any way approved or supported by the parish. The protesters just showed up after Mass when no one was there. From all accounts, the protest took place on the sidewalk, which is public property. People are certainly entitled to their own opinions, but not...