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Stories of same-sex attracted Catholics propel growth of Courage

“Persons with homosexual desires have always been with us,” and a fully-Catholic program aiming to assist those persons has been around now for more than 25 years. While new to the Archdiocese Cincinnati, the Courage ministry is growing. The “About Us” section of Courage International’s website starts with the above …
Millennial Catholics, What are we waiting for?

What’s the difference between a frozen dinner and a millennial? The frozen dinner needs a couple minutes to be ready. Millennials are ready now. That’s what we tell our elders right? We say we’re ready for more responsibility at work, more money, more stuff to do. We go on about …
Alter HS goes to principal-CEO model of leadership

Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr has approved a change in leadership at Archbishop Alter High School, a Catholic high school in Kettering operated by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Effective July 1, 2016, Alter Principal Lourdes Lambert will become the Head of School, assuming the title of “Principal-CEO” and Father James Manning …
Parish rebates from One Faith, One Hope, One Love put to work

As part of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s One Faith, One Hope, One Love capital campaign, 20 percent of the funds pledged and received in a parish up to the parish goal are returned directly to fund parish needs. In addition, each parish that exceeds its campaign goal will receive 60% of the overage …
Civilize It: Dignity beyond the debate

by Most Rev. Dennis M. Schnurr Archbishop of Cincinnati For some years now, many of us in the Catholic and other faith communities have been lamenting the disintegration of civility and substance from one major national election to the next. The current electoral season seems more divisive than most in …
SVDP feels strong community response after roof collapse

When the roof collapsed on a St. Vincent DePaul (SVDP) warehouse at 2118 Winchell Ave. June 23, tens of thousands of donations were lost and the cost of the structural damage was too high to get an initial estimate. A month later, the organization is waiting for the insurance company to determine whether the building …
August issue: Maronite Patriarch visits, NET Ministries growing, Courage ministry expanding and more

The August 2016 print edition of The Catholic Telegraph begins arriving in homes July 29 with a mix of news, features and commentary. The cover story features East meeting West. On July 1 His Beatitude Cardinal Mar Bechara Peter Cardinal Rai, Patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church, celebrated the Divine …
Seminarians in Honduras for Exchange Program

Archdiocese of Cincinnati seminarians Alex Witt and Jeff Stegbauer will be in Tegucigalpa, Honduras for four weeks as part of the seminary exchange program. While in Honduras they will work on their Spanish language skills, live at the seminary and visit urban and rural parishes and missions. They will also …
Group saying “All black lives matter” protests NAACP convention

“Planned Parenthood is the leading killer of unarmed African Americans,” Reverend Clenard Childress said. “There’s no doubt about it.” That statement is just part of the message that Childress and a dozen or so with him hoped to impress on attendees of the NAACP Convention in Cincinnati this week. In …
Throwback Thursday: The Many Lives of a Building

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati Central Offices are located in a nine-story building at 8th and Walnut Streets in downtown Cincinnati. While the archdiocese has owned the space since 1978, the building has a long and interesting history. The story of 100 E. Eighth Street, Cincinnati, begins before the building was constructed …