St. Rose Church

We were at St. Rose Church for a wedding, but I have also been there for holiday masses with my in-​laws. It is a beautiful church located on the banks of the Ohio River. The altar is one of my favorite parts of this church. The background is a beautiful blue color with shining gold shooting stars leading up to the heavens. Every time I’m there, it puts me in that awe state that I’m looking for in a church.
Father Barry is a hoot. He will tell you that he is known for two things… The brevity of his services and telling jokes. Every time I’ve been there, he’s delivered on both. His masses tend to run about a half hour long and he includes a few tasteful jokes with every homily he delivers.

nice church.

St. Rose Church is an East side establishment. Located right on the Ohio river, it has a beautiful view out the back of it’s parking lot, with some conveniently placed benches.
The history of this place is astounding, especially for me since my mother and grandmother were both baptized here. The back of the church has a ruler painted on it with the high points for every flood it has survived, the tallest being the flood of 1937.
Inside the church is a beautiful Germany style church with the standard three altars. The community is an excellent mix of the elderly and the young. The pastor, Fr. Barry Windholtz, does most Sunday masses and gives excellent sermons. He always starts off each sermon with a joke which makes it easier to listen to what he has to say.
St. Rose is very popular for a lot of reasons but the priest and length of mass have a lot to do with it!

That’s right, I am reviewing a church. I will probably have to go to church to repent for any of the negatives I put here but someone needs to review churches people, otherwise how are you suppose to know? I mean, you can go to
to find the best times, for me it was always how late can I sleep but still get out of mass early enough to get Dojo [see my Dojo review for more information], but this doesn’t really tell you anything about the actual church. So here it is: St. Rose is old school Catholic. There is an organ, not a band. It is also an older building, but the inside has recently been repainted from a bright blue to a golden yellow. If you ever feel like just sightseeing, the church has a great view of the river with a bench and painted on the back you can see all the major floods of Cincinnati. It is amazing how high up the 1930s flood was! As for the mass, if Father Barry is up there, you know two things: 1. He is going to start with a joke 2. The mass is going to be shorter than an hour. As for the bad, be on time because otherwise you aren’t going to get a seat and you don’t want to stand for a whole mass. Also, if you get the other priest, be prepared for a really slow mass. Reeeeeeeeally slow. Alright, I am off to confessional before I get struck by lightening.
P. S. The church is on Riverside, which means one turn to the left and you can head right downtown and get Dojo!