Chrism Mass at Rosary Cathedral

You can view a slide show of this year's Diocesan Chrism Mass - click HERE.

Good Friday Walk to the Shrine in Carey

UPDATE FOR 2016:  For information on the Frenchtown to Carey Good Friday Walk, click HERE, see bulletin Page 8.  March 25, 2016: Service starts at St. Nicholas chapel, Frenchtown, at 8:40 a.m. (Drivers can get a shuttle from Carey to Frenchtown at 8:15 a.m.)
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Continuing a tradition, there will be a walk from St. Nicholas chapel in Frenchtown to Our Lady of Consolation in Carey, Ohio on Good Friday. 
 

 Statue of St. Anthony with the Child Jesus.

 8th Station: Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem.

Francis!

After much speculation as to which St. Francis (Assisi? Xavier? de Sales?) our new Pope hopes to emulate with his name, we now know it is indeed Assisi.
But hey, they're all good.
(Image is stained glass window at the former Providence Hospital in Sandusky.)

St. Patrick Prayer Card

A fine illustration from a Detroit area artist.  See more of her works HERE.

St. Peter's Chapel, Alvada

Part of All Saints Parish in New Riegel.  Cornerstone gives a date of 1880.

Benedict on Beauty & Truth

Pope Benedict noted that visiting churches, art galleries and museums can be "where we can stop and contemplate, in the transition from simple, external reality to a deeper reality, the ray of beauty that strikes us, that almost wounds us in our inner selves and invites us to rise towards God."

Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/pope-benedict-sees-beauty-at-the-service-of-truth/#ixzz2N6dgrKuB

Good Shepherd, Built to Last

Cleveland Quarries, in existence since 1868, provided the "Berea Sandstone" used in construction of East Toledo's Good Shepherd church.  The sandstone is quarried in the Amherst and Birmingham areas near Lorain.  An interesting list of landmarks constructed from this stone can be found HERE. 

In Detroit: Joan of Arc Film & Oratorio

The Detroit Film Theatre will show the majestic silent film "The Passion of Joan of Arc," accompanied by the performance of the oratorio "Voices of Light" by the Rackham Symphony Choir.  Screenings are on Friday, March 22 & Saturday, March 23, 2013.  Full details HERE.