St. Bartholomew Catholic Parish
“I saw you.”
Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.John 1:48
Bring the question. Bring the ache. Bring the life you are actually living. Jesus has already turned toward you—and his invitation is still the same: come and see.
A parish named for an encounter
Known before he believed.
Nathanael arrives with skepticism. Jesus does not shame the question or demand a performance. He reveals something more intimate: before Nathanael could recognize Christ, Christ had already seen him.
The Christian life begins here—not with our impressive search for God, but with the discovery that God has been looking at us with love.
This is the story St. Barts carries into Middleburg Heights: an honest question becomes a personal invitation; encounter becomes confession; and confession becomes mission.
Meet St. Bartholomew
Our pastor
A parish where the heart can tell the truth.
Fr. Patrick Schultz is a priest, teacher, and storyteller who begins with the real human heart—its longings, wounds, questions, and stubborn hope—and keeps returning to the living person of Jesus.
His public ministry spans daily homilies, Catholic formation, Theology of the Body, retreats, conference talks, and the Slaking Thirsts podcast. At St. Barts, that same conviction becomes a pastoral vision: the Church is where Christ draws near personally.
Faith takes root here
Forming hearts and minds for a life with Christ.
The Academy, IGNITE, and Duc In Altum help children know Jesus, understand the Catholic tradition, and discover that faith belongs in the whole of life.
A ministry of friendship
Fr. Patrick Schultz and Fr. Ryan Mann bring the human heart into conversation with the heart of Christ through homilies, retreats, parish missions, and longer conversations.
The invitation is personal
Whatever brought you here, you do not have to walk alone.
Come worship. Ask the question. Let us help you find the next faithful step.