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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 …
Meet Kris Lee: Piqua’s Mayor Dedicates Life to Faith, Family & Bringing God to Those Around Him

by Susie Bergman When Kris Lee was 15-years-old, he attended Easter Sunday Mass with a close friend. While his life up to this moment had not been void of religious faith – his grandmother was a Pentecostal Minister – it was the first moment he realized something significant had been …
Continuing Religious Education . . . One Computer at a Time; St. Julie Billiart Parish partners with St. Susanna Parish in Mason

The gift of computers is doing more than providing children with a resource for school or play — at St. Julie Billiart parish in Hamilton, it is also providing children the gift of religious education. But help is needed to make it possible for all children. St. Julie Billiart Parish …
Roesch Lends Voice to Refugee Resettlement; CSSMV CEO Participated in U.S. Judiciary Committee

by Eileen Connelly, OSU Bernice Gervais arrived in the U.S. in early 2019, fleeing from war and violence in her native Burundi and hoping for a new, better life. Her mother and siblings soon joined her in Dayton with help from Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley’s (CSSMV) refugee …
Book Review: Giving Thanks Bless Us, O Lord A Family Treasury of Mealtime Prayers written & compiled by Robert M. Hamma

Review by Jessica Rinaudo Do you ever find yourself struggling to figure out the best way to pray with your family? Or perhaps you’re in search of a way to mix up the traditional mealtime prayer? I picked up a copy of Bless Us, O Lord: A Family Treasury of …