St. Alphonsus, Deerfield

 Just a couple miles west of of route 23 in Michigan is the small town of Deerfield. They don't have much except for an amazing looking church named St. Alphonsus. 

Simply amazing.

The doors were unlocked, but I didn't go inside because there was a wedding practice taking place and because this church was unfortunately hit pretty hard during the "simplicity" phase of churches. All they have now is the tabernacle and a crucifix.

Pope Leo XIV

 After two days of voting, the cardinals elected Robert Francis Prevost from Chicago, IL to be the new Pope at 12:07 EST. This marks the first Pope from the United States to serve.

Vintage Photos of Rosary Cathedral

Through the Toledo-Lucas County Library, a collection of photos from the 1940s of Rosary Cathedral in Toledo:  click HERE.

Thanks to Max Schroeder for the link!

St. Bernard, New Washington

 

There are already photos of this interior, but they went through a repaint after they were taken. Unfortunately these were taken during Lent meaning that every Statue HAS to be covered? The crucifix makes sense, but every statue?

A new coat of blue was added to the apse ceiling and the church looks more brighter with the new paint. A new Marble floor replaced the carpet around the altar as well.

St. Mary, Norwalk

 I made a trip to Norwalk and St. Mary happened to be open.

I also climbed the bell tower. I'm pretty sure the last person up there was Alex Fries.

This room was a large storage area. In this room is what I would assume is a crucifix that was in the sanctuary.

Why store it here and not put it in the sanctuary, I don't know.

Along with the crucifix, there were organ pipes stored in this room. Why not put these things to good use?

The final door was difficult to open, how did Alex get past the door.

Personally, I don't like the new steeple. Its too short.

St. Michael Statue at St. Joseph, Maumee

 Another Statue from Good Shepherd has been restored and is now on display at St. Joseph, Maumee.

Its nice to see that they changed the paint colors. The last colors were gold, white and pink.

Etching of Old St. Mary's, Toledo

Happened to see on eBay, an etching of the Old St. Mary's Church in downtown Toledo by artist Morris Henry Hobbs. Hobbs lived in Toledo for a time after World War I, but is more widely known for his prints of the French Quarter in New Orleans.  

You can see the eBay listing HERE.

Cross Tipped Churches Trip: St. Louis, North Star

 I made another trip back to the area to get the churches I didn't photograph. The first I stopped at was St. Louis in North Star.

Its weird because the area around the altar seems like a modern design, but the church still has historical altars.

The main altar has this interesting gate and arch around it.