1910 Parish established. 1910 Original church building constructed. (It was demolished in the summer of 2021). 1914 School opened for grades 1-4; followed by grades, 5-6 the following year and grades 7-8 in 1918. 1930 Church building completed. 1954 Mural in apse painted. 1955 Wooden baldacchino installed over altar. Sisters …

ADRIAN, MICHIGAN—Sister Helen Diane McGuirt, formerly known as Sister Ina Marie, died on Friday, March 18, 2022, at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian, Michigan. She was 82 years of age and in the 64th year of her religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation. Sister Helen Diane was born …

March 17, 2022   Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,               In response to the Holy Father’s announcement that he will consecrate Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on March 25, the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, I invite all Catholics of the Archdiocese …

Cincinnati – Doeker, Sister Mary. Mary Doeker died peacefully at Mt. Notre Dame Health Center on March 5, 2022, at age 93. Beloved member of the Ursulines of Brown County for 76 years. Sister Mary was preceded in death by her parents Angela Mongan Doeker and Eugene Doeker, her sisters …

by Tricia Hempel Former editor, The Catholic Telegraph Archbishop Pilarczyk enjoyed reminding me he almost didn’t hire me because I, at one time, worked for a cardinal with whom he did not particularly get along. I enjoyed reminding him that it didn’t take long for me to win him over. …

Fr. Eugene Schnipke, C.PP.S., died of natural causes at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater, Ohio, on Thursday, March 17, 2022. He was transported there from St. Charles Center, Carthagena, Ohio, where he was recovering from a recent surgery. He was 68. He was born on September 10, 1953, in Lima, …

by Deacon Mark Machuga This article is the third in a series covering each of the six foundational principles of Beacons of Light, the pastoral planning process of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. What does it mean to be a member of a church? The answer lies in how we define …

Our traditions have a way of bringing us together, uniting people from different regions, backgrounds and ways of life behind a common passion – the love of our shared faith. Each year, we see an example of this as faithful Catholics from our archdiocese and surrounding dioceses gather to “pray …

There have been a few times in my life where God’s presence, abundance and majesty left me thunderstruck. As a child of 10 or so, when my family went to the Gulf Coast, I would drag a chair out to the beach at night and sit under the stars. Even …

With The Scandal of Holiness, Jessica Hooten Wilson has written a new and interesting kind of devotional. We often participate in the grace of holiness through practice, which typically begins with actual works of prayer and mercy in the world. But Wilson knows the whole person involves thought as well …