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.
See another of Druiding's churches at Rome of the West.

St. Joseph, Fremont

Ss. Patrick & Andrew

Cemetery at St. Andrew's in Liberty Township, north of Bascom.

Detail of a tombstone from 1911.


Detail of the tower base.

Sorrowful Mother Shrine, Bellevue

Capital University Choir at Rosary Cathedral

In celebration of the centennial of Lutheran Social Services of Northwestern Ohio, the Capital University Chapel Choir will appear at Rosary Cathedral on Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 3 pm. Full details HERE. (Thanks to Shari for letting us know!)

Portiuncula Chapel, Sylvania

A video marking the 75th anniversary of the Portiuncula Chapel at Lourdes University.

Also, 13 ABC has a feature about Sylvania Franciscan Sister Jane Mary Sorosiak and her artwork -- click HERE.

Chapel in the Cornfield, Indiana

We know chapels in cornfields in Northwest Ohio -- so when I saw a mention of the "Chapel in the Cornfield" in Donaldson, Indiana, I had to take a look. It's located at Ancilla College, south of South Bend. Some photos: HERE, HERE, and HERE.

Tiffin Manufacturing Altar Sketch

Plans for a main altar by the Tiffin Manufacturing Company, uncertain of date (shown in the Tiffin Heritage Festival 1982 program). A previous post on the company can be found HERE.

Catholic Genealogy

More than a few visitors to this blog are working on genealogy / family trees. Just learned of a helpful blog, The Catholic Gene. Take a look HERE.

Also, if you are doing any research on families in NW Ohio, the Library at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont is a great resource. They host classes on genealogy as well.

St. Gaspar del Bufalo

As he was founder of the Society of the Precious Blood (Sanguinists), St. Gaspar del Bufalo has influenced parishes throughout the diocese. A novena for his intercession takes place Oct. 13 - Oct. 21. You can read about it HERE.

More U.S. Catholic History ...

Over at McNamara's Blog - click HERE. Many fine biographies and more, especially regarding the East Coast.

Great photos and history of the church in St. Louis at "Rome of the West." Click HERE.

St. Mary, Tiffin

Stained glass window, Raising of Jairus' Daughter. "Talitha koum!"

A previous post provided information about the Munich Studio's stained glass work, but here is proof -- on a small window in the back of the church.

In the gardens between the church and rectory.



A sculpture of St. Joseph, pondering.

St. Alphonsus, Peru

Detail of a commemorative plate from a June 26, 1977 Mass celebrated by Bishop John Donovan, following the canonization of St. John Neumann on June 19, 1977.

A video about St. Alphonsus parish from the Catholic Chronicle HERE.