Crest of the Diocese of Toledo

Near the choir loft at St. Mary's in Tiffin.

Concert Mania!

The Toledo Symphony Orchestra will be appearing at several Catholic churches in the diocese in the next month (and in many other churches as well!) A fine chance to explore the churches and hear some great music.

Nov. 25 - St. Michael in Findlay
Nov. 30 - St. Joseph, Sylvania
Dec. 8 - St. Patrick in Bryan
Dec 14 - St. Wendelin, Fostoria
Dec. 18 - All Saints, Rossford
Dec. 20 - St. Joseph, Maumee (home of the window shown above.)

Full schedule and details, click HERE.

The Carey Ecumenical Choir will present its 40th annual Christmas Concert on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, starting at 4:30 p.m. in the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation. More information HERE.

Sacred Heart, Bethlehem

The Mansfield newspaper has a photo gallery of a prayer service at Sacred Heart church in Bethlehem, where parishioners were praying for a soldier injured in Afghanistan. You can view it HERE.

Good Shepherd, Toledo

A view from 1910. Some recent views HERE.

St. John the Baptist, Glandorf

Uncertain of a date on this photo.

Precious Blood Convent, New Riegel, 1894

Workers building the Precious Blood convent in New Riegel, 1894. Photo from the display at New Riegel Cafe.

Our Lady of Consolation, Carey

Post card of the original shrine church, mailed in 1913.

Adolphus Druiding, Architect

If you've traveled on US Rt. 23 north of Columbus, these spires may look familiar -- St. Mary's Church in Delaware.



The church is credited to the firm of Adolphus Druiding, a German-American architect active in the late 1800s. According to this list, he also worked on Toledo's St. Patrick Historic and Ottoville's Immaculate Conception. He also drew up plans for St. Rose in Perrysburg that ultimately were not used.

St. Joseph, Fremont

Rembrandt reminder . . .

"Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus" exhibit at the Detroit Institute of Art begins on November 20, 2011; ticket information available HERE. Some other worthwhile sites in Detroit -- Old St. Mary's church in Greektown, and the Solanus Casey Center (a few more photos HERE).