MARK G. KLUSMAN, renowned Elder High School Teacher, beloved brother of Tom (Nancy) Klusman and Paula (Jennifer Vonnahme) Klusman, devoted uncle of Tom (Jill) Klusman, Amy (Pat) Manger and Matt (Renee) Klusman, and loving great uncle of TC, Katie, Mark, Madison, Tyler, Chloe, Ella, Zane and Ruby. Died, Tuesday, December …

David Kissell, an experienced development executive and dedicated Catholic, has been named Director of the Department of Stewardship and Chief Development Officer for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, effective immediately. Kissell had been serving as interim director of the department since December 1. “I feel extremely blessed to have the opportunity …

Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, S.C., was the first native-born citizen[1] of the United States to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church (September 14, 1975). She established the first Catholic girls’ school in the nation in Emmitsburg, Maryland, where she also founded the first American congregation of religious sisters, the …

Temperatures were -4 on New Year’s Morning 2018. Many activities were cancelled because of the cold. Many put some logs on the fire, drank some hot beverage and made New Year’s Day, a day to stay in. Not Father Ethan Moore. As is a tradition in Fort Loramie, after the …

ENLC, Healthy Beginnings team up in area at high risk for abortions By Gail Finke A new partnership between two area pro-life powerhouses will bring affordable medical care to pregnant women in one of Greater Cincinnati’s neighborhoods where abortions are most common. Beginning this month, Dayton-based crisis pregnancy center group …

From the University of Dayton’s Marian Library: The University of Dayton Marian Library, which holds the world’s largest collection of books and artifacts on Virgin Mary, will celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2018. The library is recognized as an international destination for the study and appreciation of Mary. It holds more …

By Gail Finke Shortly before Christmas, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed a law prohibiting doctors from aborting babies that are likely to have Down Syndrome. Prenatal tests used to identify likelihood of Down Syndrome often result in their mothers seeking abortions, even though false positives are not rare. North Dakota …

Applications now being taken for all-expenses paid pilgrimage May 15-22 WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Military personnel, including the wounded, ill, and injured, are now invited to apply for an all-expenses-paid, round-trip journey to the Marian grotto and spring baths at Lourdes, France, during the 60th annual Pèlerinage Militaire International (PMI)—or “International Military …

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’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.