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Shine on: A lesson in Humanity
When I was 19, I traveled to the poorest country on this side of the world. As a middle-class, Midwestern white-kid traveling to Haiti on a mission trip, I had strong faith and missionary zeal, but nothing could have prepared me for the kind of abject poverty I had only …
Brigid’s Path: Helping New Mothers and Infants Overcome Addiction
by Mark Danis Unexpected circumstances can open us to the call the Lord has for our life. Such was the case for Jill and Nick Kingston when they discovered their passion to serve the babies of mothers addicted to drugs, which affects about 80 babies daily in the U.S. In …
Being Pro-Life: Helping Moms in Need
When a woman is in a crisis pregnancy, she needs more than just convincing that her unborn child is a person. She may need some material assistance like clothes, diapers and formula. She may need counseling and relationship classes, or help with an addiction. What she needs may be as …
Today’s Video: Let Yourself Wrestle with God
Have you ever felt like God really wanted you to do something, but you just weren’t ready for it? Maybe it’s a big life change, a relationship, or a vocation, but there’s something holding you back from saying yes to God’s call.
School News: Jones named Director of Communications and Marketing at McNicholas
Cincinnati, OH-McNicholas High School is pleased to announce that Anne Jones has been named Director of Communications and Marketing for the eastside coed Catholic high school. Jones brings to this role expertise that she has honed through experience at McNicholas as a marketing assistant, webmaster, yearbook advisor, and English teacher. …
Today’s Video: Catholic Church: Sell Everything and Give to the Poor?
The Catholic Church has a lot of money and real estate. Why doesn’t it sell it all and give to the poor? Check out Father Casey’s thoughts!
Obituary: Sister Charmaine Grilliot, CPPS
Sister Charmaine Grilliot, 88, died peacefully Nov. 15 under the care of Hospice of Dayton. Born in 1932 in Dayton, she entered the Sisters of the Precious Blood, Dayton, OH, August 15, 1948. For 72 years, she faithfully served God and His people, and her religious congregation. Private services will …
St. William Preschool Recognized as a Quality Learning and Development Program
CINCINNATI,OHIO – In recognition of a commitment to quality and an ongoing dedication to the learning and development of children, St. William Preschool in Price Hill has received a Five-Star Step Up To Quality Award from the state of Ohio. Step Up To Quality is Ohio’s rating system for learning …
The Final Word with LaVerne Summerlin: Missionaries of the West End.
Holy Trinity Church and School (now the 5th Street I-75 South Exit ramp) was my parish, my place of solace. Why? Because of the missionary zeal of St. Katharine Drexel’s Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament; St. Daniel Comboni’s Missionaries; our parents and the seemingly ever present ethnically-diverse lay evangelists who …