12/26/2025
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. Happy Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and all other holiday wishes to all!
Thinking of those who may be alone today, you're never alone in community and you're part of ours. You are loved today. π«π€
Today I went digging for some old pictures to honour it today as the Catholic church it once was! It's wonderful that it was a gathering place for so many decades and that we gave it another life! As a former catholic myself I still admire those that gathered here with faith.
3rd pic - St. Liborius High Altar Reredos
Established in 1856; closed in 1992
Established as a German national parish, the congregation met at North Market and Hogan Street, where it completed constructing a beautiful church building in 1889. A rectory was added a year later and a convent in 1905. The School Sisters of Notre Dame held a school for the parish from 1859 to 1969. As the number of Catholics in the neighborhood diminished, the congregation merged with Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Holy Name, and Holy Trinity, before finally closing the church in 1992. The building, once in a state of deterioration, was renovated, turned into a skatepark, before a fire took place in June 2023.
