| STORIES FROM THE PAST 100 YEARS
Click on the individual's name to read that story.
Sr Schauneille Allen's story
..."St Benedict the Moor is part of the fabric of the Black community, the Archdiocese of Milwauukee and the Milwaukee community these many years and continues to work for peace, justice and evangelization..."
Ted John's Story
... "I still remember at the next Sunday liturgy telling the congregation that I was putting her health in the powerful prayerful hands of the St Ben's Parish community..."
Mary Ann Lillich's story
... "wonderful mix of spirituality, religious education, social justice and action occurring within a warm, loving, diverse group of people..."
John Dubord's story
..."we share doughnuts and coffee after the service, a sort of extended table. I came to understand the broader dimension of our Eucharist. I liked it..."
Wesley Graham's story
..."We were given Dixie cups of ice cream, soda water, all flavors. Mine was lime."
Sr Margaret Ann's story
... "I keep coming because I feel the support of the community, we are family..."
Pat Schmit's story
... "Everyone was avoiding him, myself included..."
Joan Heuer's story
..."I looked at Fr Mike...and said to myself, "I have found a new home..."
Sr Sue Effinger's story
..."people fed my interest in social justice issues and events in Milwaukee..."
Pam Meyer's Story
..."this is what Jesus told us to do - feed people because they are hungry."
Donald Wylie's Story
...Fr Phillip told her [his mom] he thought her brother King was the worst boy ever to attend St Benedict until he had Donald, her son, there."
Larry Sumner's story
..."We were all warned of the dangers of going in or near the wading pool."
Kay Pena's story
..."their caring and mutual affection are mirrored over and over in our pews."
Dolores Foster Williams story
..."issues...were placed within the broader perspective...
Sally Mynor Cletus' story
..."We were taught that Black was beautiful back then."
Emily John's story of her great uncle, Ernest Miller
..."Ernest paused and asked 'Would you mind if I paid for it?'"
Eugene Browing's story
...I travelled from Atlanta, Georgia to Milwaukee by train....
Cookie's story
....most expensive loaf of bread ...
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