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Did you know: Old St. Mary’s Church in Over-the-Rhine (St. Marien Kirche)
“I’ve been coming down here since the 1960s, and they’ve always had this rathskeller. It’s an old tradition in Germany. They needed someone new to run it, so I’ve done it for probably 20 years now. In Germany, the farmers would come to town and have beer after Mass and …
The Catholic Spelunker: e-Sports, Solar Panels and Legacies: Oh My!
College scholarships for playing video games? (This is not a drill) My 10-year-old loves to play video games. But the numbers show video games aren’t just for little kids anymore. The e-sports industry is young enough that Microsoft Word still tries to tell me that it’s a spelling error when …
Obituary: Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Catherine Cahur dies at age 82
DELHI TOWNSHIP, OHIO – Oct.7, 2019– Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Catherine Cahur died Sept. 22, 2019, at the age of 82 in San Francisco, California. Sister Cathy was born March 8, 1937 to Benjamin and Eleanor (Grams) Cahur in Cleveland, Ohio. She was a Sister of Charity for 64 …
Catholic at Home: Go Home and Change the World
October is Respect Life Month, a celebration and call-to-arms compelling Catholics to “renew their personal commitment to defend human life” (USCCB). The idea itself brings to mind the unborn and those sentenced to death as well as those who are dying; and while these are some of the most vulnerable, …
Tell us what you are Thankful for!!
To our valued readers: We are preparing the November edition of The Catholic Telegraph and we want to hear what you! In honor of Thanksgiving, share with us how God has blessed you this past year. Submission deadline is Wednesday, October 9. Submit your photos and blessings by clicking here
Thies, Local Catholic School Alum, Produces Award-Winning Film, The Peanut Butter Falcon
By Alisa Fisher For David Thies, the road to The Peanut Butter Falcon began at a local bike shop, Going Mobile Bikes and Boards. This was the name of Thies’ bike shop in Hyde Park in the 1990s. There, Thies met a professional cyclist named John Stamstad who was going …
Helping Catholics on the Fringe Find Happiness
The Catholic Telegraph’s Albano Launches New Book Interview by Jessica Rinaudo The Catholic Telegraph’s own Dominick Albano has a book debuting this month, and, bit by bit, it’s practically guaranteed to make you, and (perhaps even more importantly) any young people in your life who have fallen away from the …
Men’s Annual Downtown Eucharistic Procession
A Q&A with David Willig – Coordinator for the Downtown Procession To conduct a Eucharistic Procession, a consecrated host in a monstrance is lifted and carried by a priest, who leads the faithful in a public procession. It is a public witness of the Catholic faith that begins and ends …
Today’s Video: Remembering the Greatest Saint
Father Casey in his video series breaking the habit looks at the life of Saint Francis. St. Francis is the greatest saint in the history of the Church. At least, he is for Father Casey. The Prayer of Saint Francis Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there …
Obituary: Father David Brinkmoeller
Reverend David E. Brinkmoeller died on Friday, September 27, 2019. He was born on July 18, 1945 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary and studied theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West in Norwood, Ohio. He was ordained on May 29, 1971 …