By Maria Macina & John Mulderig Catholic News Service NEW YORK — Faith and comedy can make for an uncomfortable combination. Wits who engage in this volatile mix obviously need to avoid outright irreverence or the trivialization of the sacred. Yet they also have to be wary of artificial restraint since all …

In a world oversaturated with visual content, we can become so desensitized to images that slowing down to fully appreciate art becomes a daunting task. Many people breeze through museums, galleries and churches, missing opportunities to not only engage with art, but also embrace a profound tool for connecting with …

Seven men from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati were ordained to the priesthood on May 18, 2024 at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains. Fathers Brice Berger, Adam Berning, John Grusenmeyer, Benjamin Mersch, Matthew Montag, Anthony Sanitato and Jeremy Stubbs.

God of power and mercy, you destroy war and put down earthly pride. Banish violence from our midst and wipe away our tears, that we may all deserve to be called your sons and daughters. Keep in your mercy those men and women who have died in the cause of …

Every Memorial Day, hundreds gather at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Cincinnati to remember the military men and women who served our country. The field Mass at Gate of Heaven is Monday May 27, 2023 at 10:30 a.m., Memorial Day Procession, 11:00 a.m. Memorial Day Mass and 12:30 p.m. Patriot …

If you’re headed down for the annual Taste of Cincinnati, stop by one of our glorious churches for The Solemnity of the Holy Spirit! The Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains: May 25: Vigil at 3:00 p.m. May 26: The Solemnity of the Holy Spirit at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 …

Names are a significant part of an individual’s identity, embodying personality, religious and cultural roots, and family background. Naming is one of the great privileges given to Adam in the Garden of Eden. “Genesis” means “beginning.” The first book of the Bible is a book of origins, and there are …

by Sister Constance Veit, lsp During Pentecost weekend I participated in an historic event in New Haven, Connecticut. I was not there to take part in another protest at Yale University, or even to attend any of the graduation ceremonies taking place there. Instead, I joined hundreds of other Catholics …

Every rite, ritual, discipline and devotion of the Catholic Church is ordered by and around the Eucharist, which the Second Vatican Council calls the “source and summit of the whole Christian life” (Lumen Gentium 11). The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) further underscores that “the moral life finds its …

“Hagan esto en conmemoración mía”. Jesús dijo estas palabras por primera vez a sus discípulos cuando se reunieron con Él en el Cenáculo para comer la cena de Pascua en vísperas de su Pasión. Él continúa diciéndonos estas palabras en cada Misa, al final de la consagración del pan y …