Steeple Video

You can see video of the new St. Rose, Perrysburg, steeple HERE.

November, Month of All Souls

Photos from St. Joseph cemetery, Tiffin.

Visitation Sisters, Toledo

An interesting slideshow about the Visitation Sisters, click HERE.

Sisters from Ss. Peter & Paul, Toledo

From the 1917 Ss. Peter and Paul Toledo booklet, four women of the parish who joined religious orders:

1. Sr. Armilla (Catherine Sattler)
2. Sr. Leoba (Mary Sattler)
3. Sr. Fidelis (Rosella Williams)
4. Sr. Wagner (Cecilia Wagner) - habit is of the Grey Nuns

Another photo of the Grey Nuns in Toledo, click HERE.

"Here is the steeple..."

Photo of steeple work at St. Rose, Perrysburg.  Click HERE.

A De Rosen Sketch for Rosary Cathedral

While doing an occasional eBay search for local church images, I was amazed to find a sketch by John De Rosen from his work for Rosary Cathedral in Toledo, from 1944.  Shown above is the gouache rendering for a side-aisle ceiling mural of the fifth Joyful Mystery of the Rosary, the finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple.  You can view the full listing HERE.  Many thanks to the seller for this image.

Chapel on the Farm

Not in northwest Ohio, but near St. Meinrad Seminary in southern Indiana ... Inspired by roadside chapels during visits to Germany, a newspaper editor built a chapel on the family farm.  It's named after the Fourteen Holy Helpers (Vierzehnheiligen).  You can read about it HERE.  (Not sure if the link is accessible.)

William Ginther's "Dedication"

The wait is over -- Anthony "Chip" Valleriano's book about architect William P. Ginther has been published by Kent State University Press.

Akron-based architect William P. Ginther (1858–1933) designed sixty-three Roman Catholic churches, primarily in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Dedication is the first book to document his architectural designs. By combining historical images with twenty-first-century photographs, author Anthony J. Valleriano presents the most comprehensive overview of Ginther’s architectural career available today.
The son of German immigrants, Ginther demonstrated considerable drawing skills at an early age. In grade school, he was known for illustrating pictures of the school building and grounds. As his skills advanced, Ginther was encouraged to study architecture at Buchtel College (now the University of Akron). Frank Wheary, a leading Akron architect of the time, spotted Ginther’s drawing talents and promptly put him to work. Under Wheary’s guidance, Ginther learned the craft of architectural drafting and engineering and helped design and supervise the construction of his first building, McKinley Church, in Canton, Ohio.

Ginther became one of the most influential ecclesiastical architects in Ohio during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The designer of churches in Cleveland, Akron, Columbus, Pittsburgh, Erie, Toledo, and many other communities, he defined the sense of sacred space for countless worshipers and enriched the aesthetic and religious lives of the region’s residents.

Available from Amazon and The Kent State University Press.

St. Wendelin, Fostoria 1936

Monsignor Bertrand Shenk

Monsignor Bertrand Shenk, the oldest priest of the Diocese of Toledo, passed away on Oct. 16, 2012, at age 100.  You can read his full obituary HERE.

Exhibit at Oberlin

If you live in northern or central Ohio and enjoy religious art, you really should visit the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College to view the exhibit, "Religion, Ritual & Performance in the Renaissance."  There are 80 works, mostly sacred, some secular, from the collections of the Yale University Art Gallery and the Allen museum.  Many of the pieces once served as altar pieces, devotional items, etc.  The exhibit runs through June 30, 2013 and is free to the public.  For full information, click HERE.

Above, St. Mary Magdalene by "Master of the Sterzing Altarpiece", ca 1450

St. Boniface, Oak Harbor

St. Augustine Film "Restless Heart"

The new film about St. Augustine, "Restless Heart," will be shown at the Maumee Indoor Theater on Nov. 11, 2012 at 4:30 and 7 p.m.  More details HERE.

St. John the Baptist, Glandorf

 

No way all of this church is fitting in one picture ...

Sacred Symbols at Crestline

As part of the renovation of St. Joseph Church in Crestline, architect Daniel DeGreve produced an illustrated guide to the sacred symbols of the church.  It explains everything from the shape of the structure itself to smaller details, such as selection of color and stencil design.  Photos from the church’s history are included too.  A remarkable work -- it would be very useful to anyone working on a similar parish project.

Above:  Geometry of the Pointed (Gothic) Arch.

 The floor plan of our church and the 'Body of Christ.'

Bishop Albert Ottenweller

Bishop Albert Ottenweller passed away Sunday, September 23, 2012.  He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo from 1974 - 1977, and Bishop of Steubenville from 1977 - 1992.  More details HERE.

Franciscans' 100 Years at Carey

Many Franciscan Friars and pilgrims gathered at Our Lady of Consolation Shrine in Carey to mark 100 years of Franciscan service to the community.

Above photo, friars and pilgrims return to the basilica after a Rosary procession.

A statue of St. Maximillian Kolbe behind the basilica.

St. Padre Pio says, Confessionals are ready and waiting!

Book Exhibits

Lourdes University in Sylvania is hosting "Manifold Greatness:  The Creation and Afterlife of the King James Bible," a traveling exhibit marking the 400th anniversary of the printing of the King James Bible, October 7 - 30, 2012.   Details and a list of presentations HERE. 

The Cleveland Museum of Art will display "Caporali: A Masterpiece of Renaissance Illumination" from February 17 - June 2, 2012.  The centerpiece of the exhibit is an elaborate illuminated missal commissioned by Franciscans in 1469.  More information HERE. 

Up in the Museum . . .

At the Seneca County Museum in Tiffin, there is a small exhibit of historic items from local churches.  Included are two paintings from a set of Stations of the Cross from St. Joseph's church.  They date from the 1860s. 

Sorrowful Mother Shrine Novena & Triduum

Sorrowful Mother Shrine has several opportunities for prayer in preparation for the Feast of Our Sorrowful Mother.  A Triduum mission will feature Fr. Andy O'Reilly; click HERE for information.  There's a novena as well -- click HERE.

Above photo:  looking down the wooded trail to the small chapel of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

 

One of the murals on the shrine chapel ceiling depicting the Seven Sorrows of Mary, painted by Fr. Paulinus Trost.