CINCINNATI – “This man had turned blue.” Dr. Edmond Hooker immediately knew the gravity of the situation unfolding during a March 5 flight to West Palm Beach, Florida, a situation that nearly turned fatal for one of his fellow passengers. The flight began typically enough for Hooker, an emergency physician and longtime …

St. Mary Catholic School, operated by St. Mary Catholic Parish in Hillsboro, will close at the end of the current school year, effective July 1, 2023. Most Reverend Dennis M. Schnurr, Archbishop of Cincinnati, accepted a joint recommendation from the parish pastor, the parish council, and Catholic Schools Office of …

By Courtney Mares Loughmourne, Ireland, Mar 17, 2023 / 08:32 am Father Owen Gorman remembers when Masses in Ireland were so crowded on Sundays that people had to sit on the steps outside the church. “I grew up in a time in the 1970s and ’80s when churches were full for …

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Kiddie Carolina Cakes Servings: 12 | Prep Time: 5 min | Cook Time: 15 min | Total Time: 20 min St. Maria Josefa was born in Bilbao, Spain, where an iconic dessert known as a Carolina Cake first appeared about the time of St. Maria’s death. Featuring a puff pastry …

Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body.” As described in my previous article, Pope St. John Paul II regarded the emergence of shame in the wake of the original sin committed by our first parents as a “boundary …

High school is a formative part of the American adolescent experience. Whether that experience is pleasant depends a great deal on the school’s culture. When toxic, people can’t wait to leave. When wonderful, they sometimes come back. In the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, many Catholic high schools are swarming with alumni …

February 2023 For parishes We pray that parishes, placing communion at the center, may increasingly become communities of faith, fraternity and welcome towards those most in need.

The Province of the United States recommends to our fraternal prayers our dear brother, Alva James GILLIS, of the Marianist Residence Community, San Antonio, Texas, USA, who died in the service of the Blessed Virgin Mary on December 31, 2022, in San Antonio, at the age of 92 with 37 …

Among Catholics, an emphasis on one true aspect of Communion often leads to the denigration (if not effective denial) of another true aspect of Communion. Some Catholics emphasize the Real Presence of Christ on the altar at the words of consecration, but ignore the Eucharist’s community-forming nature. Others emphasize Communion’s …