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Reflections: The Piety of the Steps
Fr. Rob Jack STL Piety is a gift of the Holy Spirit through which one cherishes and passes on the history of one’s faith as a source of one’s human and Christian identity. When we place around ourselves pictures of our families and friends and our pets and personal mementos, …
If you go: Praying the Steps in Mt. Adams
Today’s primer on Praying the Steps in Mt. Adams at Holy Cross Immaculata Church. What to expect: People began praying on the hillside while the church was being built and, after 1859, gathering to pray on its original steps. Eventually, the custom developed into a Good Friday observance, and for …
Pope Francis Prayer Intentions for February 2020
Listen to the Migrants’ Cries We pray that the cries of our migrant brothers and sisters, victims of criminal trafficking, may be heard and considered.
Obituaries for January
Sister Mary Alberta Bodde, SC Sister Mary Alberta Bodde, SC, a Sister of Charity of Cincinnati, died Dec. 21, at the age of 96. Sister Mary Alberta was born on May 9, 1923, in Goodells, MI. She was raised on a poultry farm, the oldest of five children. She was …
Chatfield College Names Robert P. Elmore as President
The Chatfield College Board of Trustees has elected Robert P. Elmore as the next president of Chatfield College. Mr. Elmore, who has served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Chatfield College since 2014, becomes the sixth President in the college’s 48-year history. “We are extremely excited to have …
Photo Essay: Catholic Schools Week Mass 2020
On Tuesday, January 28, 2020 the Catholic Schools Week Mass for the southern part of the Archdiocese was held at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains. Bishop Joseph Binzer was the celebrant. The next day, St. Luke is Beavercreek was the host of this annual celebration for the northern …
Seek the Lord by Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr
Eight students at Wright State University came into the Catholic Church this past Easter with the help of Campus Ministry. Six men and six women ministered to by our archdiocesan Prison Ministry also came into the Catholic Church last spring. On Dec. 26, I myself had the joy of conferring …
Catholic at Home: The Holy Blaze of Real Romance
It’s almost St. Valentine’s Day. Yes, please. It’s my favorite non-Christmas holiday of the whole year, a spark of warmth in winter’s chill, a day when I’m allowed to unleash the mushy, lovey dovey because I’m a wife who loves romance. But I know plenty of romance-loving spouses who don’t …
AccuracyNow Provides Voice for Others
by Eileen Connelly, OSU At just 16, Manirambona Ernestine left the refugee camp in Tanzania where she had been living with her parents and six siblings, bound for the United States. It was the start of a stable, new life for the family, originally from Burundi. Conditions in the camp …
Busca al Senor por Arzobispo Dennis M. Schnurr
Ocho estudiantes de la Universidad Estatal de Wright entraron a la Iglesia Católica en la Pascua pasada, con la ayuda del Ministerio del Campus. Seis hombres y seis mujeres ministrados por nuestro Ministerio de Prisiones Arquidiocesanas también entraron a la Iglesia Católica la primavera pasada. El 26 de Diciembre, yo …
