November 1, 2012 By Fr. Kyle Schnippel Why does the church exist? Such a simple question, but such a variety of possibilities for answer. While it is true the church exists to perpetuate the sacraments, to continue Christ’s mission on Earth, to educate the youth; all seem to be possible …

November 1, 2012 By Steve Trosley Anyone who has played baseball or softball can tell you what it feels when he or she hits a ball squarely with the bat. It has its own feeling and sound. You instinctively know you did something right.

October 29, 2012 By Greg Hartman Pope Benedict XVI has declared this year a Year of Faith. We also have heard the word “evangelization.” What exactly is evangelization, and how does that pertain to me? Often we link that word with evangelizers or evangelists so we think we’re being called …

By Terrance Callan Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jeremiah 31:7-9; Hebrews 5:1-6; Mark 10:46-52 Sight is probably the most important of our five senses. It is the one that mediates our contact with the world most fully. We easily take it for granted, but quickly realize how much we value it …

October 17, 2012 By George Weigel You likely think, gentle reader, that the 2012 presidential race is a contest between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.  That, of course, is true, insofar as the names of our November 6 ballots go.  But the 2012 race for the White House is something …

By Terrance Callan Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time: Genesis 2:18-24; Hebrews 2:9-11; Mark 10:2-16 Because divorce is very common in our time, the teaching of Jesus that marriage is indissoluble confronts us with a challenging ideal.

October 5, 2012 By Michael Daley No, not the saint. The society. Though I have long been familiar with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, recently I’ve been able to experience its ministry firsthand. Along with some other coworkers, I spent the morning several weeks ago going on a …

October 5, 2012 By Fr. Kyle Schnippel There is good news to report: the number of seminarians for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati continues to increase, reaching a high water mark since at least the mid 1990s, if not back to the mid 1980s! As this academic year began, we have …

October 5, 2012 By Jeanne Hunt Batten down your hatches, church; false prophets live and walk among us.  

October 5, 2012 By Fr. Earl Fernandes Ten years ago, Theology on Tap began in Cincinnati. Among the first speakers was then-Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk, who was to speak about the 40th anniversary of Vatican II. Before the talk, I asked the archbishop, “Do you realize that I was born …