by Lisa Fletcher Westside Catholic Family of Parishes, which includes St. Teresa of Avila, St. William, St. Lawrence and Resurrection of Our Lord churches in Cincinnati, is eagerly preparing for their 25th anniversary celebration of the Feast of the Corpus Christi. With music, singing, prayer and community spirit, this annual …

Award-winning poet and Catholic convert Sally Read has crafted a lively new Catholic poetry anthology. It is no coincidence that nearly a third of the poets included in this volume were converts. As Read writes in her introduction: I knew the Church’s rightness as I witnessed its liturgy and prayer. …

Tell us a little bit about you personally: Where are you from, your home parish, what’s your family like, etc. I am a Cincinnatian at heart, born and raised in Anderson Township. I was baptized at Immaculate Heart of Mary parish and grew up as a parishioner at St. Rose of …

Tell us a little bit about you personally: Where are you from, your home parish, what’s your family like, etc. My parish growing up was St. Columban in Loveland, OH. We lived in Loveland, but I went to school in the Kings School District for most of my life, graduating …

Tell us a little bit about you personally: Where are you from, your home parish, what’s your family like, etc. I grew up in Germantown and attended Valley View Schools through High School. I am the oldest of four siblings, I have two sisters and one brother. Growing up both …

A Mother’s Love There are times when only a mother’s love Can understand our tears, Can soothe our disappoints And calm all of our fears. There are times when only a mother’s love Can share the joy we feel When something we’ve dreamed about Quite suddenly is real. There are …

Tell us a little bit about you personally: Where are you from, your home parish, what’s your family like, etc.  I grew up on the farm with my extended family in Miami County, near Tipp City. I loved being on the farm from the cows, to our pond and creek …

Tell us a little bit about you personally: Where are you from, your home parish, what’s your family like, etc. I grew up in the countryside of Shelby County and attended Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in McCartyville and graduated from Anna High School in 2014. I have four siblings …

I was a brand new speaker preparing a talk that I had struggled to put together for over a year. There I sat, tapping my pencil on another blank sheet of paper next to a growing pile of crumpled up ideas. I was out of time. In just a couple …