When there is a problem, the natural response is to find or create a solution. This holds true for doctors, including Dr. Paul Day and Dr. Jason Mattingly. Both specialize in natural methods for family planning and addressing fertility issues at Mercy Health. Dr. Day’s interest arose in this field …

Below is a select list of area parishes and institutions with Divine Mercy Sunday celebrations. St. Bartholomew, Springfield Twp./Finneytown Divine Mercy Sunday celebration at St. Bart’s, 2:00 p.m. 24th Annual Celebration of the Feast of DIVINE MERCY “On that day, the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I …

Just as the workday was winding down on April 3, 1974, an F-5 tornado that was part of what would later be called a super outbreak, touched ground 10 minutes southwest of Xenia. Ten minutes later on that fateful day 40 years ago, the storm charged into the city of …

In 1992, British novelist P.D. James departed from her usual genre of detective fiction to write a dystopian novel about the growing prevalence of what Pope St. John II later called “the culture of death.” This culture, wrote John Paul in the 1995 encyclical, Evangelium Vitae, is “fostered by powerful …

by Lisa Fletcher Preparing to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2027, Roger Bacon Catholic High School looks toward the future. With more than 520 students, the Cincinnati coed high school is preparing for the next century through its We are the Good Soil Capital Campaign, which includes a new atrium …

February 14 – Ash Wednesday Readings: Jl 2:12-18, Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, 14 and 17, 2 Cor 5:20—6:2, Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Invitation to Prayer: Come, let us worship Christ the Lord, who for our sake endured temptation and suffering. Reflection: It seems each day we are faced with various forms …

For the role of women We pray that the dignity and immense value of women be recognized in every culture, and for the end of discrimination that they experience in different parts of the world.

May the loving power of God be at work in your heart and home this Easter, and may the life of the Risen Christ strengthen you today and every day.

by Rebecca Sontag Easter is everything. Easter is God’s ultimate gift of love, mercy and sacrifice. It is how we are reconciled, where we find forgiveness and hope. It is where death is overcome by life everlasting. But in the rush for the next season or the next holiday, we …

Praying the Steps at Holy Cross – Immaculata Parish on March 29, 2024 . Where do I start the steps? There are three phases of the Good Friday steps. The most popular phase begins on St. Gregory and ends at Holy Cross-Immaculata Church – Phase One: from Riverside Drive (at …