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Brooklyn: Homesickness and the Lenten journey

Spoiler Alert: if you’ve not yet seen the film Brooklyn you may not want to read the end. Our increasingly secularized culture insists that we should all be “spiritual but not religious.” Brooklyn, a 2015 film distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures, is an antidote to such one-dimensional political correctness. It paints a luminous …
Archdiocese releases statement regarding recent papal comments

The following statement was issued Friday afternoon by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati in response to inquiries regarding Pope Francis’ comments aboard the papal flight from Mexico to Rome on Feb. 17. During the the flight, the Holy Father answered questions from reporters, including a question about the potential immigration policies of …
New SVDP thrift store, charitable pharmacy blessed [Photos]

A new location for the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store and Donation Center in Western Hills, complete with charitable pharmacy opened in mid-January. After a successful first month, the store received a blessing from St. Martin of Tours pastor Father Terry Hamilton as part of a private event Feb. 19 …
Local priest, CT columnist to join Vatican embassy in Washington D.C.

Father Earl Fernandes, presently dean of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Mount Washington, parochial administrator of Sacred Heart Church in Camp Washington and columnist for The Catholic Telegraph, will be leaving the archdiocese to join the staff of the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington D.C. effective March 5. Related News Father …
Seminary Ready for Welcome Weekend

Is God calling you to become a priest? Mount St. Mary’s Seminary is hosting a Welcome Weekend March 4-5 for men college age or older interested in discerning a call to the priesthood. “If you think you may be called, you will have an opportunity to allow God to speak …
40 Days for Life campaign needs you

The spring 40 Days for Life campaign runs officially from Ash Wednesday (Feb. 10) to Palm Sunday (March 20), but it kicked off with a special events the preceding weekend in both Cincinnati and Dayton. During the 40 Days for Life vigil a prayerful presence is maintained from 7 a.m. …
Archdiocese parishes ‘light up” with energy efficiency

Parishes across the archdiocese are lighting up anew – ecologically. They range from large to small parishes, several in greater Cincinnati, a few in Dayton. Matt Kolbinsky, president of PRO Lighting & Solar, LLC., said most projects to date are for LED lighting improvements generated by cost rebates made available …
Youth Ministry announces ‘Know Mercy’ video contest

The deadline for submission of entries in a Year of Mercy video contest for sixth, seventh and eighth grade youth in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will be April 1, according to Sean Reynolds, Director of the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry. Reynolds said those interested should create a …
Throwback Thursday: Consider receiving the print edition

February is Catholic Press Month, and as the primary Catholic media outlet in the region, The Catholic Telegraph has long served the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Subscribe to our print edition at no cost HERE. For today’s Throwback Thursday, we’re looking inward. Our history, as you can see from our website logo, …
Local Catholic football program participates in Stations of the Cross workout

SportsLeader, a virtue-based program for coaches based in Louisville, Ky., has come up with a Lenten challenge for high school athletic programs and at least one local school has accepted that challenge. The SportsLeader Stations of the Cross Workout capitalizes on the Lenten practice of reflecting on Christ’s passion with 14 …