As far as I know, this church is still loved and attended. I first encountered it after being lost in Cincinnati around midnight for several hours after having lost track of US 52 coming into town. Upon finding it and heading out of town I was struck by a spire and clock rising up out of the darkness. I felt greatly comforted by its sight, it was like a huge guardian or sentinel pointing the way. I went back to investigate it later..... not till the third visit did I actually arrive when it was open, (on a 1st Saturday in time for Mass.... the old priest then sat after Mass for a good 30 minutes hearing confessions). I now see it as a last vestige of some of the great German Churches that used to dot Cincinnati's skyline (a few others remain, but the likes of St Philomena and St Mark's I believe are gone).
Not being a native Cincinnatian, I have to rely on outside source for info about it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Rose_Church_%28Cincinnati,_Ohio%29
I wish I could convey to you how I first saw it, but I have no picture....... and I am not sure one could really do it justice. That being said, here are some pictures of the exterior and interior
http://picasaweb.google.com/DocMeadows85/ForFB#
The windows are simple for such a large church, but good, a reflection perhaps of a less affluent parish by comparison to other older Cincinnati churches. The interior is decidedly superior to most modern churches. I saw it after having visited the cathedral in Covington and the Mutter Gottes Kirche, so it seemed much more humble. Having seen it both towering and humble I am fond of this church either way and I am happy every time I see it passing along 52, and I think of it every time I see the Ohio River Bi-way signs which depict a church steeple overlooking the river.
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