The "Churches of Ohio" Facebook page has posted a short video tour of St. Peter's church in Mansfield, Ohio -- Click HERE to see it. Be sure to check out the many photos of other Ohio churches too.
You can see earlier blog posts about St. Peter HERE, including items about Hungarian muralist Janos Bernat and his wife, sculptor Martha Milligan Bernat.
St. Joseph Church in Plymouth, Ohio, is one of the more distinctive mid-century modern designs in the Diocese. It is the work of Cincinnati architect Edward J. Schulte, who designed more than 88 churches in a career that spanned from 1921 to 1967. His work reflects the changing trends in art and architecture during that period; he assisted in designing St. Meinrad Abbey, much different than his later works.
Photos from the interior: Most Pure Heart of Mary | Catholic Church | Shelby, Ohio (mphmshelby.org)
An interesting 13abc feature on St. Michael's Ukranian Catholic Church in Rossford:
St. Michael's Ukranian Catholic Church
More photos HERE.
At Sorrowful Mother Shrine in Bellevue, there is a monument to the Blessed New Martyrs of the Ukraine of the 20th Century. Biographies of each martyr can be found HERE.
Fr. Yuri Kuzara is leading prayers for the Ukraine at the shrine.
Sisters of the Visitation Monastery
Painting of the "Flight Into Egypt" at Bellevue's Sorrowful Mother Shrine, painted by Precious Blood Fr. Paulinus Trost.
Beautiful views of Rosary Cathedral in this report:
Rosary Cathedral prepares for Holy Week in-person services (13abc.com)
A request for information from a reader of this blog:
For over 25 years, I have been conducting a search for a
missing unpublished manuscript. The last possible known connection with it was
Fr Frederick A.Houck who was long associated with your church in Toledo. He
died in Toledo in 1954.
Fr Fred and his brother, Msgr. George F Houck, also an Ohio priest grew up in
Tiffin, Seneca Co., Ohio in a mainly German/Austrian community in the mid
1800s. Quite a few of the young Catholic men there joined the priesthood and
one was their friend, Fr Anthony S Siebenfeurcher who became parish priest in
Kenton, Ohio. They all remained life-long friends.
One of his friend's was an Irish born priest, Fr Constantine M Scollen who had spent many years living and working among the native people of Alberta, Canada, mainly the Blackfoot, before moving down into the USA where he continued to work amongst the native peoples before ending his days in Ohio. He died in Dayton in 1902 and is buried in the Calvary cemetery, there. I created a Wikipedia page of his extraordinary life.
On his death, his personal papers journals and the unpublished manuscript were
passed into the care of Fr Siebenfeurcher. He died in 1911, also in Dayton and
it is thought that his papers including those of Father Scollen were passed on
to George Houck and then again to Frederick.
I live in County Durham, in North East England which is where Fr Scollen was
raised and I am surrounded by many of his family. I am hoping that the papers
have survived and are lying on a dusty shelf somewhere in Toledo or Ohio just
waiting to be rediscovered. It would be lovely to successfully conclude my
search because I am now no spring chicken.
Thank you for reading this and for any potential assistance.
Best wishes
Ian Fletcher
Seaham, Co. Durham, England. SR70ER
Cleveland architect Henry J. Harks designed several schools and buildings in Toledo around 1900. These include St. Anthony's School, St. Michael's school, St. Ann's School (now Gallagher Hall) and the former Notre Dame convent. He had two brothers who were priests serving in the area, and two sisters who were Sisters of Notre Dame. The Basilica of St. Adalbert in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was his design as well.
A biography and list of his works can be found HERE.
Thanks to Chip Valleriano for passing along this information.
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