Merry Christmas

By Gerard van Honthorst. 17th century. Musee des Beaux-Arts, Nantes.

Coming Soon

The crib at Immaculate Conception, in the Old South End. Wait till you see what goes with it. The figures live up to this parish's record as a house of treasures.

Midnight Mass

(Photo Source)

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Merry Christmas!

Jesus has a bit of an Irish touch (the red hair)

I am leaving for Germany on the 26th, and won't be back until after the new year. I wish you all a Merry Christmas! I'll return with plenty of photos!

Photos from South Transept, St. Mary Norwalk

Immaculate Conception, Old South End

Immaculate Conception, Old South End

Both confessionals have survived. This one is in the other transept, next to the war memorial. It's been modified to provide both a small reconciliation room and an anonymous kneeler.

St. Patrick, Warehouse District

The canopy on the ambo.

Nativity Scenes

Each day, until Epiphany, I'll be posting pictures of German and Italian Nativity scenes, at Frozen Music.

Quite a Picture

HERE'S a good one. It's a panoramic photograph taken before a banquet at the Ursuline Convent in Toledo, on October 4, 1911. Bishop Schrembs and Archbishop Henry K. Moeller of Cincinnati are in the middle, surrounded by a whole horde of priests. Wouldn't be surprised if every priest in the diocese was there. Click on the picture to enlarge it, and be sure to notice the nuns looking out the windows.

Immaculate Conception, Old South End

Immaculate Conception, Old South End

Immaculate Conception, Old South End

Immaculate Conception, Old South End

You've Gotta Love the Irish

I found a good story in Lake Port, by Randolph C. Downes. There's a section on the anti-Catholic "propaganda" that's been common throughout American history. Toledo's Irish wanted none of it.

"Upon occasion some travelling anti-Catholics undertook to "educate" the people about the "facts". These usually were punctuated by riotous conduct. Thus, on March 20, 1857, when one Dr. Bement was regaling his audience at Morris Hall on the subject of "popery", several Irish rose in the midst of his remarks on the holy wells of Ireland, and denounced Bement as a liar. They then withdrew from the hall pelting eggs at the speaker."

Let's hope their aim was good.

St. Mary Norwalk

Center, above the Sanctuary

North pillar (if you will) of the Sanctuary

South Transept

Immaculate Conception, Old South End