Walking the Labyrinth

There is no right or wrong way to walk a labyrinth, but if possible I prefer to walk it alone outside.  I wish one of our near by state or city parks had a labyrinth.  I think it would be great if St Dom's added one to the prayer garden.  If there was one near by I would go there on a regular basis to help calm and focus me.

Enjoy the symbolism found in walking a labyrinth. It really does mirror life, at times you are very close to the center, but after a few turns, you can find yourself on a path to the outside. The good news is that the center is never really that far away, and there is always a way back to it.


This is a list of labyrinth that are somewhat nearby.

Mount Mary College
2900 North Menomonee River Parkway | Milwaukee, WI 53222-4597


St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Parish – New Berlin, WI
12700 W. Howard Ave. New Berlin, WI 53151
 Indoor In Sippel Hall, open most Thursday in Lent from 4 - 7:30 pm

Aurora West Allis Medical Center
located at the corner of 89th Street and Lincoln Avenue 
Outdoor Healing Garden with Labyrinth
Best time to walk this is in the summer.

Calvary Church (next to Jesu)
The Labyrinth Open Walk at Calvary Presbyterian Church – The Big Red Church - On Wednesday evenings Calvary Church is open to the public to walk the labyrinth. The labyrinth is a walking meditation, a spiritual tool, that clears the mind, leads to healing, self-knowledge, and peace. Calvary Church is a family of believers focused on welcoming people of all paths as brothers and sisters in Christ.
Occurs weekly: Wednesday (5:30 PM to 7:00 PM)
Contact Phone: 414-271-8782
Calvary Church
835 W, Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53233
Price: Donation

St Mary's Hales Corner (Fairly close to Whitnall Park)
Throughout history, pilgrims have traveled to holy sites to encounter the sacred and to renew their faith. When the Crusades and the plague made pilgrimage to the Holy Land almost impossible, Labyrinths came into use as a pilgrimage-in-place. Pilgrims could engage in the same kind of prayer journey without leaving their native land. Walking the Labyrinth is the equivalent of four city blocks. The path to the center and the path out are one and the same. The Labyrinth is not a maze or a puzzle.
9520 W. Forest Home Avenue, Hales Corners, WI


St. John Neumann Catholic Church
2400 West State Highway 59;  Waukesha, WI  53189-6323
Near the Fox River Park [River Road (County Highway H) and Lawnsdale Road (County Highway I)]