Saint Francis in 1209 composed a simple rule for his followers ("friars"), (the Regula primitiva or “Primitive Rule”) which ca...

Entry Door  St. Francis Catholic Church

It might just be me, but I almost titled this "Breath Taking". Cross and Crucifix  St. Francis Catholic Church

Holy Oil  St. Francis Catholic Church

You can't help but marvel and find these works or art in stained glass beautiful. Stained Glass Window  St. Francis Catholic Churc...

Queen of Confessors, pray for us.  Stained Glass Window  St. Francis Catholic Church

Oh, Saint Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God, I place in you all my interests and desires...

On my recent visit to St. Francis Catholic Church, I found several of these wonderful placards.

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, This is another one of those jewels that I ...

I came across this wonderful illustrated children's story titled  A Terrible Time For Jesus by the Bible for Children. This is the s...

The pincers were the pliers-like tool used to remove the nails when Jesus was taken down from the cross. Stained Glass Window St. Fra...

Found this neat article on the Cross Tipped Churches. A Visit to The Land of the Cross Tipped Churches . The article has a lot of good in...

I love the contrast of the crucifixes with the grain and texture of the door and the slight color that the beads add. I just love it when ...

Blessed are the hungry for they shall be fed.  Food Drive Bucket  St. Francis Catholic Church

This just jumped up and grabbed me. I knew there was a great picture here. I just had to take a few shots to find it. It was worth the ext...

One of the biggest mysteries in biblical scholarship concerns the identity of "the disciple whom Jesus loved." According to the ...

Saint Francis is located in Mercer Ohio and is one of The Land of the Cross Tipped Churches. I have been to this church a few times but had ...

One of the surprising features of this church are its large stained glass murals. This is just one of several you will find on your visit he...

I found this church while detouring off of 119 on my way to St. Henry. It's not on the byway map but definitely worth a look. Take 127...