Sarah Joyce was just 18 when she left her “father’s house” for the “new land” of Notre Dame at Ilchester, MD. As we’ve just seen, she “never planned beyond ‘entering.’” She counted on the God of Abraham (and, let’s not forget, the God of Sarah, as well) to show her …

Ruth Ellen once wrote, “I was blessed in life with very good women and men to love – my parents, family and friends, and the Sisters of Notre Dame.” Ruth Ellen was the youngest of four children born to her German Catholic father and Irish Catholic mother in the small …

Welcome! We’re glad that you have decided to study, reflect and pray with Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr’s pastoral letter, Radiate Christ. As we anticipate the 200th anniversary of the establishment of the Diocese of Cincinnati, we hope you will seize upon this moment in our Church’s history to deepen your …

The weekly programs via Zoom offer food for thought to go along with your lunchtime CINCINNATI, JUNE 16, 2020 – St. Vincent de Paul is offering everyone the chance to add some food for thought to their Wednesday lunch menu during the next seven weeks. The organization is opening a …

Father Case looks at the pandemic has forced us to adjust the way we worship together, resorting to online masses and highly sterilized, private worship experiences. It’s great that have these things at all, but they are not a replacement for the real thing.

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jun 19, 2020 / 05:20 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis Friday appointed Fr. Michel Mulloy as the next bishop of the Diocese of Duluth, Minnesota. Bishop-elect Mulloy, 66, has been diocesan administrator of Rapid City since August 2019, leading the diocese while the bishop’s seat …

Su Casa Virtual Gala 2020, Thursday, July 16 at 7 p.m. The Su Casa Hispanic Center missed gathering with all their friends and supporters when the COVID-19 pandemic forced them to postpone their annual awards dinner in April. But they didn’t give up on finding a creative way to celebrate! …

by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Jun 18, 2020 / 10:55 am MT (CNA).- The U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference (USCCB) praised the Supreme Court on Thursday for a decision that keeps the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program intact — for now. “First, to DACA youth, through today’s decision …

June 18, 2020 WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion preventing the Trump Administration from terminating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. On November 12, 2019, the Court heard the challenge to the Trump Administration’s DACA repeal efforts, in which U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) submitted …

CNA Staff, Jun 18, 2020 / 03:00 am MT (CNA).- Sister Thea Bowman was the granddaughter of a slave, an advocate for racial justice, and the first African American woman to address the U.S. bishops’ conference. Two years ago, her sainthood cause was opened. “She was an outstanding teacher and …