St. Pauls Episcopal (Key West)

This picture of the St. Pauls Episcopal Church in Key West Fl. was taken from the roof of the La Concha Hotel. The hotel is the tallest building on the island. The hotel is 7 floors and 105 feet tall. Not a very tall building but tall enough to see the complete island and of course this church.



According to our driver for the day, the church has been in several movies. Two of them James Bond. He also said that the stained glass windows of the church were insured for over a million dollars.



Here is a shot of the altar and stained glass window of the Crucifixion above. The photographer in the picture is just another photo happy tourist.



I could of spent hours shooting this church but already had other plans for the day.

John the Baptist Baptizes Jesus

Another church that I visited while in Key West was the Saint Pauls Episcopal Church. This church had some fantastic stained glass windows. I have more pictures of this church that I will post later.

Guardian Angel Prayer

Guardian Angel,
watch over those whose names you can read in my heart.
Guard over them with every care
and make their way easy and their labors fruitful.



Dry their tears if they weep;
sanctify their joys;
raise their courage if they weaken;
restore their hope if they lose heart,
their health if they be ill,
truth if they err,
repentance if they fail.

Well it has been sometime since my last post. I hope to get back into the swing of things soon. I found this angel statute by the grotto of the Saint Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church while touring Key West Florida. I will post more pictures soon.

Churches Distinguish Ohio Towns

Happy Easter
Kathy sent me the link to her article in the Cincinnati Enquirer that was published today. It is a very nice piece on The Land of the Cross Tipped Churches. As promised there is a promo in what they call a Breakout box that promoted the show at the library and the Cross Tipped Church Blog.

Thanks Kathy, the article and the added blurb were just fantastic. Here is a link to her article: Churches Distinguish Ohio Towns

St. Therese (Little Flower)

This very unusual stained glass window of St. Theresa can be found in the Saint Joseph Church in Egypt. I've posted this before but dusted it off and gave it a new look. It will be featured as part of a collage of stained glass windows in the church in the up coming show.

Click the link below for more insight on the imagery and symbolism the artist used in this window.

Society of the Little Flower

Sneek Peek at Up Coming Show

St. Augustine Stations of the Cross

I thought I'd give my Cross Tipped Churches Blog fans a first look at one of the prints I made for the up coming show.

I use to have a slide show of these same stations at the bottom of the blog. I will probably replace the Nativity that is currently at the bottom with this one.

The Catholic Telegraph (CTC Article)

Check it out I made page 19 of this weeks The Catholic Telegraph. Mary Knapke the free lance writer who I interviewed with for the piece did a fantastic job. Thanks Mary. I was blown away by the size of the story (over a half page), Wow! The blog normally picks up a little extra traffic during the Lent season but it was off the charts today thanks to the links in the online version and mention in the article.

Click here to view the Online Article:
Local Photographer Documents Spiritual Treasures

Promo for Upcoming Show

This 4x6 print will be mailed to all the Catholic Churches in The Land of the Cross Tipped Churches. I am hoping to get a good turnout from the churches for the show. I would of liked to have gotten this mailed out earlier but LIFE has been busy. I have enough printed and framed prints for a decent show but there is always that one more print hanging out there that I want to include.

The Meet and Greet has been moved from the 17th to the 19th from 5:00 - 8:00.

Happy Saint Patricks Day

Picture taken at St. Patrick Church in Glynwood

Saint Roch

Patron Saint of Dogs and those who love them. "The least we owe them is to live a life that is worthy of their devotion..."



As a dog lover St. Roch is one Saint I can relate to. His story is an interesting one. He was born with a privileged background but renounced his nobility and wealth to go to Rome to care for plague victims. While in Rome he contracted the disease himself. Not wanting to burden anyone with his own suffering he went to live in the forest. There he met a dog who brought him food daily and licked Roch's wounds until he recovered from the plague.



Unfortunately, all his family had died and no one recognized him when he returned. He was imprisoned for false impersonation where he died with his faithful companion 5 years later.

The picture of the painting was taken a St. Joseph in St. Joseph and the statue in St. Peter of St. Peter.