The following was written by Fr. Harry Brown, C.PP.S., who at age 90 is still in active ministry at our Sorrowful Mother Shrine in Bellevue, Ohio. Shrines are important within the life of the Church—especially in today’s pandemic world and political turmoil era. They...
By Maureen McDonnell This is the seventh year that our master gardeners, Joan Hudak and Glen Verhoff, have been driving from Port Clinton, Ohio, a 45-minute round trip, to spend hours tackling projects one at a time here at our lovely Sorrowful Mother Shrine. It all...
In June of 2008, after completing college and beginning a teaching career, I was asked, “Have you ever felt that you are being called to a religious life?” While there was something in my heart, it wasn’t clear what that might be. Was God really calling ME to follow...
Dylan was a typical senior boy, just like many others who were attending high school in Milan, Ohio. One day, while leaving the band room, a classmate asked him if he wanted to attend a barn Mass with her youth group. Dylan agreed to join the group and enjoyed the...
Lent is a special time of the year at the Sorrowful Mother Shrine in Bellevue, Ohio. The shrine is sponsored by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. During Lent, in addition to having a confessor available for an hour before every Mass, the shrine offers...
