June 27, 2012 By Patricia McGeever Each week throughout the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, small groups of Catholics get together and talk about their faith and how they can make God’s presence known. It’s a social gathering with a purpose: finding ways to spread the love of God.

June 26, 2012 Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — In what one observer called “the judicial equivalent of white smoke,” immigration advocates were largely happy with the June 25 Supreme Court ruling that struck down three key provisions of Arizona’s own immigration law.

 

June 26, 2012 By Eileen Connelly, OSU It was the death of a loved several years ago that inspired Fernanda Moreira, a member of St. Dominic Parish in Delhi, to begin a prayerful and faith-filled apostolate.

June 25, 2012 By Eileen Connelly, OSU Sharon Borgert publicly responded to God’s call for her during a Mass at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains 0n May 31, the feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

June 25, 2012 By Kathy Schwartz COLUMBUS — As Meghan Vogel carried competitor Arden McMath across the finish line at Ohio’s state high school track championship, God carried her.

June 25, 2012 By Michael Daley Before anyone dismissively accuses me of being blue, red or green, I want to say two things: 1) It’s a sin not to vote; and 2) the Tuesday after the first Monday in November should be a holy day of obligation (in America) celebrating …

June 25, 2012 By Father Kyle Schnippel Eight-five years ago, our neighbors to the south were embroiled in a life and death struggle to maintain their freedom to worship as they saw fit.

June 25, 2012 By Jeanne Hunt It’s time to watch fireworks, eat Grandma’s potato salad and hoist the American flag. It’s the middle of summer, and we Americans are celebrating the Fourth of July. Memories of other July 4ths flood our consciousness: picnic tables loaded with relatives and great food, …

June 25, 2012 By Father Earl Fernandes The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops organized the Fortnight for Freedom from June 21-July 4, focusing on the issue of religious liberty in front of the looming Health and Human Services mandate, which would require Catholic employers and institutions to subsidize contraceptives …