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Introducing Nicholas Hardesty Column: Seize the Moment

Your faith can come alive at any moment of your day. “Daddy, why is the priest dressed like Jesus?” your son asks you during Mass. You freeze. No one’s ever asked you that before. What do you do? You can shush him, or you can teach him something about the …
Pope Francis Prayer Intentions for January 2018

Pope Francis’s prayer intentions for January: Evangelization: Religious Minorities in Asia That Christians, and other religious minorities in Asian countries, may be able to practice their faith in full freedom.
Looking Back in Pictures the year 2017

2017 will be a year remembered for many things, at The Catholic Telegraph we look back at JOY in 2017!
Fr. Endres A Question of Faith: Asking for mercy at Mass

Q: At the beginning of Mass during the penitential act, the priest/deacon asks for God’s mercy on behalf of the people, but in doing so he never mentions the sins for which we need mercy. Is it allowable to mention specific sins at this time? The penitential act at the …
NET Ministries: Meet Kylie

In Today’s Video, meet Kylie of NET Ministries NET Ministries || Kylie Holzknecht from Spirit Juice Studios on Vimeo.
Archbishop Schnurr for January

SEEK THE LORD by Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr Christians from the earliest days have always defended the defenseless, bringing God’s love to the poor, the marginalized, and the vulnerable. No one is more vulnerable than a child in the womb. In America today, about one in five pregnancies end in …
Celebrate all 12 days (+1) of Christmas

Christmas doesn’t begin on Dec. 25, it starts on Dec. 25 — and ends on Feb. 2, the Feast of the Presentation. But the “Big 12” days are the 12 leading up to Epiphany. This year, as Epiphany has been translated, or moved, to Sunday as the official day to …
Recipes from Father Kyle Schnippel and Jessie Salzbrun

Although ABC cancelled the final four episodes of “The Great American Baking Show” because one of the judges was accused of lewd conduct at a previous time, Cincinnati area fans were able to see two locals — Father Kyle Schnippel and app developer Jessie Salzbrun — compete. Father Schnippel shared …
12 Days of Christmas Recipes and More

Our guide to celebrating the 12 days of Christmas (see our January issue or click here to download a PDR file) includes suggestions for how to celebrate all 12 days (plus one, this year) between the Feast of the Nativity and Epiphany. Here are the recipes, prayers, and more: Day 6: …
NET Ministries: challenging young Catholics to love Christ and embrace the life of the Church.

What is National Evangelization Teams (NET) Ministries? Each year, NET Ministries sends 175 Catholic young adults across the country divided into 16 teams to proclaim the Gospel to Catholic youth through retreat ministry. NET team members (a.k.a. NET missionaries) are powerful Catholic witnesses to Christ. Having conducted more than 32,000 …