St. John the Baptist (Stations of the Cross)

This church has a nice set of the Stations of the Cross. This is just three of the fourteen stations.

St. John the Baptist Alpha and Omega (Doors)

This church has three doors entering and leaving the church. The side doors have the stained glass Alpha and Omega emblems above the door.

St. John the Baptist (Entrance)

One of the things I completely missed on my previous visits to this church was these two portraits in the entry way.

St. John the Baptist (Side Altar Grouping)

Well I finally made it out to take some new pictures. While St. John the Baptist is not a new church it was nice to come back with a fresh set of eyes. When I revisit a church I am always on the look out for seasonal additions, changes, or things I missed on my previous visits. On today's visit I found plenty of new material. I thought I'd start with this grouping of elements that caught my eye.

Immaculate Conception (Botkins) Archive

Here are a few more from the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Botkins.



The Stations of the Cross in the church are bronze, I just liked it better in Black and White.





I used the PhotoShop Poster Edges filter on these last two.

Saint Anthony (Archive)

Immaculate Conception Domes (Celina)

The domes of this church are just magnificent. These are the pictures I took but didn't post from my first two visits.

Saint John Freyburg

I caught this statue of Mary and sunset while out driving with my son Tyler.



The railing has the words Joy, Love and Peace. I took a picture of all three but LOVE is the only one that I could use.

This Hollow Earth Cycling Tours

This Hollow Earth Cycling Tours is a blog documenting the cycling travels of Aldo of Middletown. He recently toured through The Land of the Cross Tipped Churches. He has posted some fantastic pictures of the churches, including the one you see here. You simply must check out his blog. I have become a follower and am looking forward to more pictures and post.

Click the following link to check out his blog.
This Hollow Earth Cycling Tours

St. Henry Church pre-Vatican II

In response to some questions about what St. Henry looked like pre-Vatican II, Rick Barr of the Catholic Telegraph sent me this photo.



I have the attached image of the magnificent altar of St. Henry Church pre-Vatican II. The photo in our files is undated and I don’t know who took the photo. Coincidentally, I scheduled a post about St. Henry Parish for the CT photo blog this morning.

Thanks Rick.

The modern look is okay, but I think I like the pre-Vatican II look better. Be sure to check out his blog The Catholic Telegraph Photography Project for more great pictures from the past.