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Help Jesus in Disguise: A letter from Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Our archdiocese will be taking up The Catholic Relief Services Collection (CRSC) April 29 and 30. By participating in this collection, you are responding to Jesus in disguise in some of the most marginalized communities in our world. The CRSC provides services for immigrants, …
Prison chaplain pleads for life of Death Row inmate

Every few weeks Chris Gebhart gets in his car and takes a drive into scenic southeast Ohio to visit men awaiting death. Gebhart, retired president of finance, controller, and member of the board of directors for 26 years at Gold Medal Products, describes himself as a “squeaky clean guy” who …
Being good stewards of our planetary home

Our parents told us to stay away from the river, so naturally, that’s where we went. We would get muddy in the sour-smelling river muck that lined the banks of the Mississippi, right near what the local historians claimed was the starting point of the Lewis and Clark Expedition up …
Stuff Luke Carey found for April: Chastity

Chasity. Few church teachings seem as antiquated to my fellow millennials as chastity. The church’s teaching on sexuality are beautiful, true and good. But Descartes, the Enlightenment, Nietzsche and the entire twentieth century ensured the church’s teaching on sexuality would be an afterthought to most millennials. And it worked. So, …
40 Days for Life Spring Campaigns End

By Gail Finke 40 Days for Life Spring prayer vigils in Cincinnati, Sharonville, and Dayton ended on Palm Sunday. This year the prayer vigil, which coincides with Lent, was held in 50 cities in Europe as well as in more than dozens of cities throughout North America. While the campaign …
Information if you’re having a significant Wedding Anniversary this year

Are you celebrating a significant wedding anniversary in 2017? Married couples celebrating a significant wedding anniversary (25, 40, 50, 60, 65, 70, 75) in 2017 are invited to request a congratulatory certificate from Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr. These certificates will be distributed at your parish in late July or at …
Divine Mercy Sunday April 23rd

When Pope John Paul canonized Sr. Faustina (making her St. Faustina), he also, on the same day, surprised the entire world by establishing Divine Mercy Sunday (the feast day associated with the message) as a feast day for the entire Church. The feast day falls on the Second Sunday of …
Statement Concerning Maribel Trujillo’s Deportation and a Renewed Call for Immigration Reform and More Targeted Enforcement

April 19, 2017 We learned that Maribel Trujillo Diaz of Fairfield, Ohio was deported to Mexico today from a detention facility in Louisiana at 10am this morning. As she is sent away from her husband and four, U.S. citizen children, our prayers go with her. May God keep her safe …
New Artwork to adorn Display Window at 100 E 8th St

Updated Monday April 17, 2017: Michael Glass’s compleded artwork the Risen Christ is adorning the 100 E 8th St. Window. Updated Saturday April 15, 2017 Work has begun by Michael Glass on the display window at the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Though a bit of a rain delay, Glass expects several …
A picture says a thousand words: High School Theatre

Throughout the spring there were many theatre productions in Archdiocese of Cincinnati School’s. Here’s a peak at some of them