Effective January 13, 2021 • Reverend John Tonkin, Parochial Administrator of Dayton Pastoral Region XII, which includes, St. Peter, Huber Heights, St. Adalbert, Holy Cross, and Our Lady of the Rosary, Dayton, while continuing as Pastor of St. Christopher, Vandalia, and St. John the Baptist, Tipp City. Effective February 1, …

It’s wedding season, which means proposals, marriage prep, and wildly “creative” celebrations. Father Casey and Father Patrick react to some of the “best” ones online and offer their own advice.

The Wednesday of Holy Week is known to many as “Spy Wednesday”, but it’s also known as the “Day of Aloneness.” The backstory behind this moniker can have a profound impact on the way we live our lives.

by Diego Lopez Marina Vatican City, Apr 9, 2021 / 15:29 pm America/Denver (CNA). A documentary being released on Benedict XVI’s 94th birthday state that his personal secretary, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, tried to dissuade him from abdicating the papacy. “Benedict XVI, the Pope Emeritus”, directed by Andrés Garrigó, will be …

11:00 a.m. Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains, Cincinnati Ohio 11:00 a.m. St. Helen & Immaculate Conception Parish, Dayton Ohio 11:45 p.m. The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C. 2:15 p.m. Misa del Domingo de Pascua , Basilica of the National Shrine of …

I recently received real help in the thick of a personal difficulty. The support came from a dear friend, who happily gave of herself so I could experience restoration. This kind of help calls for self-sacrifice and encountering real pain, but ultimately yields a deeper love and understanding for the …

The core problem underlying end of life care, and our treatment of the aged and medically vulnerable in our society, is a lack of love. Our failure to love, individually and societally, defies our Lord’s desire for us to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. As Pope St. John …

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Apr 7, 2021 / 06:00 am America/Denver (CNA). The Vatican announced Wednesday that Pope Francis has appointed the vicar general of the Diocese of Green Bay, Fr. Daniel J. Felton, as the next bishop of Duluth, Minnesota. Felton, 66, has been both vicar general and …

Reuben Springer (1800-1884) • Born into a humble conditions in Kentucky, Reuben Springer moved to Cincinnati when he was a young man to clerk for Taylor, Kilgour & Co., a wholesale grocery firm. In 1830, he married Jane, a daughter of one of the owners, and became a partner. When …

“Confident that great good may be done in this city by the establishment of a female orphan asylum under your zealous and charitable care, I have written to the Rev. Mr. L. Deluol of Baltimore, your Superior, to beg him 3 or 4 of your pious Sisters who are well …