{"id":3179,"date":"2014-03-11T10:09:46","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T14:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=3179"},"modified":"2014-03-11T10:09:46","modified_gmt":"2014-03-11T14:09:46","slug":"confirmation-at-the-holy-rosary-cathedral-in-toledo-ohio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2014\/03\/confirmation-at-the-holy-rosary-cathedral-in-toledo-ohio\/","title":{"rendered":"Confirmation at the Holy Rosary Cathedral in Toledo Ohio"},"content":{"rendered":"

We drove through the snow to the magnificent Holy Rosary Cathedral in Toledo for my son’s confirmation. The eighth-grade class from Keith’s school–St. Paul’s in Norwalk–along with several other schools were confirmed together in solemn ceremony.  The Toledo archdiocese is currently without a bishop but the presiding priests performed ably.<\/p>\n

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Holy Rosary Cathedral, Toledo Ohio, 3\/8\/2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I had never been to the cathedral before and I was pleasantly surprised at its grandeur and beauty. Perhaps the accompanying photo captures something of that.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/span>In the Studio Oct. 14 2012<\/span><\/a><\/div>

The cathedral, finished in 1931, is handsomely covered with art that intentionally echoes an older time–a mix of Renaissance and pre-renaissance influences. I examined it as much as I could given the occasion. This type of church art–there is a lot of it in the U.S.–goes largely unremarked these days.<\/p>\n

The ceremony and surroundings made for a memorable day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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