Lisa Biedenbach – a writer, editor and nonprofit operations director – will be honored as the Salesian Guild’s Communicator of the Year at the 2019 annual dinner of the Salesian Guild on Saturday, Jan. 26. The Salesian Guild, which will celebrate its 75th anniversary at this event, is named for …

I remember walking into the church and I was shaking. I went into the confessional and I sat behind the screen, and I think that the only thing I said was that I had an abortion. The priest told me that I had done the unforgivable, and I left the …

Evangelization That young people, especially in Latin America, follow the example of Mary and respond to the call of the Lord to communicate the joy of the Gospel to the world.  

Father Thomas Meyer A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Thomas Meyer was celebrated Dec. 11 at St. Albert the Great Parish in Kettering. Father Meyer, 74, died Dec. 6. A native of Dayton, Father Meyer did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary and studied theology at Mount St. …

The measure of a man often hinges on how he treats others. For 16-year-old Nathan Stelter, that measure is exactly 73 feet. As his Eagle Scout project, Stelter decided to construct 73 feet of shelving devoted to storing supplies for the most needy in our society – drug addicted newborns. …

Q: Does a prenuptial agreement invalidate a sacramental marriage in the Catholic Church? I have heard that it is only a legal arrangement, but others say it renders the marriage null because the spouses are not giving all of themselves. Please explain. A: The existence of a prenuptial agreement is …

New Year’s is a time to both look back and look ahead. The past year has been undeniably difficult for all Catholics. The faithful understandably have reacted with anger and frustration to the historic mishandling of child sexual abuse in the Church and the lack of accountability by some bishops. …

El Año Nuevo es un momento para mirar hacia atrás y mirar hacia adelante. No se puede negar que el año pasado ha sido difícil para todos los Católicos. Los fieles, han reaccionado comprensiblemente, con enojo y frustración ante el mal manejo histórico del abuso sexual infantil en la Iglesia …

House Bill 258 was introduced to the Ohio Legislature on June 16, 2018.  A brief summary is as follows: Abortion prohibited when there is a fetal heartbeat  Generally prohibits a person from knowingly and purposefully performing or inducing an abortion with the specific intent of causing or abetting the …

The headlines were grim on this December 24, 2018. The Dow had dropped 653 points and experts now say we’re in a Bear Market. The Government was partially shut down with no end in sight. Recent polls show Americans divided more than ever. We live in very uncertain times. Yet …