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I stopped by St. Gaspar Marywood and the shrine today. Although St. Gaspar's wasn't open, and people in the chapel at the shrine prohibited me from taking many pictures....i do have enough interesting things to make a few posts. Expect them soon!

St. Peter, Mansfield

Saw this book cover on a certain popular online auction site. Awesome graphic.

St. Hedwig

A detail of the ambo.

St. Hedwig

Immaculate Conception, Old South End

I spent a day in the rectory attic last month and turned up a treasure trove of old photographs. This is one of the side altars before the fire of 1920. When I have time, I'll go back and try to get better copies of the best ones.

St. Mary Norwalk

St. Alphonsus Peru

This is a newspaper from St. Alphonsus from the year 1897. It is in German. (The settlement was a German settlement) Below is a picture of the first pastor's house. It was torn down a replaced by the current one.

St. Mary Norwalk

A view from the attic...probably looking North. (not sure, didn't take the picture) This is above the transept.

The Bells of St. Mary's: Real and fake

Here is a video of the real bell at St. Mary's and the digital bells playing.

Immaculate Conception, Old South End

FYI. I'd like to mention that, whatever my own beliefs ( And more on that shortly. ), I consider Fr. Paul Kwiatkowski to be a fine man, a good friend, and one of the few people ever to have gained my complete respect.

More pictures of the cathedral next week. Having computer problems at the moment.

St. Alphonsus, Peru

Interestingly, this holy water bowl was rediscovered in the most recent renovation. This was actually original with the church. There is another identical one on the other side of the vestibule.

St. Alphonsus, Peru

Ariel pictures from the 2003 summer festival

St. Peter's, Huron

Another "Our Lady of Consolation"

At St. Augustine parish in Leopold, Indiana:

The statue was brought to the parish in 1867 by several parishioners who were prisoners in Andersonville during the Civil War. They vowed to honor Mary in this fashion if they survived.
UPDATED Link for more information:  http://www.peterfamilytree.net/history/LivingHistoryPerryCounty.html

There's also a more recent outdoor statue.

The parish's statue of St. Hubertus. (And now you know where the Jagermeister logo comes from.)

Lorenzo Perosi: Agnus Dei (Missa Secunda Pontificalis)

I've been dogsitting for a few days and the computer here is garbage. Check in tomorrow.

St. Paul Norwalk

A Christmas Chronicle

In 1941, Fr. Aloysius Horn (1899 – 1971), a native of St. Joseph parish in Fremont, published a book entitled “A Christmas Chronicle.” The book contains more than 80 short vignettes of Christmas throughout the centuries, featuring saints or historical figures. Originally printed by the St. Anthony Guild Press, it was more recently reprinted by the Neumann Press.

Fr. Horn was also an expert on Christmas crèches, starting the American Christmas Crib Society:
http://www.friendsofthecreche.org/historyCrecheSocietiesUS.html

Fr. Joseph Gloden

Fr. Gloden, a native of Luxembourg, arranged for the statue of Our Lady of Consolation to be brought to the church in Carey in 1875. He served other parishes as well, including St. John’s in Defiance, Frenchtown St. Nicholas and Fostoria St. Wendelin.

“Not alone on account of his venerable personal appearance, which is heightened by his flowing white beard, is he, in kindly jest, referred to by his brother priests as the "Patriarch of the Diocese," but also, and indeed in real earnest, by the laity also, because of his manner and quiet, thoughtful bearing. He is more inclined to gentleness than to anything approaching the harsh or severe, and is noted in consequence as possessing the qualities of a true spiritual father.” - 1903

Our Lady of Consolation, Carey