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Throwback Thursday Photo Essay Special: A look back at McNicholas Rockets First Night Game
On Friday, August 24, 2018, the McNicholas Rockets hosted their first night game.
Inspired by Dedication, Faith and Kinship, St. X Aquabombers Take First at Nationals
By Erin Schurenberg St. Xavier High School Aquabombers took home first place at the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA) for the fifth consecutive year. This top ranking is the 11th overall for the St. Xavier swimming and diving team. Additionally, in February, the team captured a record 40th Ohio …
Reflections from the Dayton Tragedy
Story by John Stegeman • photos by Jeff Unroe Early on Aug. 4, a gunman killed nine people and wounded 30 other. Responding immediately, police shot and killed the shooter in Dayton’s Oregon Historic District. In the days before the shooting, however, it was a very different scene. Music drifted …
Photo Essay: Celtic Mass 2019
In August, it was the Celtic Festival in Cincinnati. Check out the photos!
First day of classes at the Seminary
It was the first day of classes at the Athenaeum of Ohio for the 2019-2020 Academic year. Here’s a look at our seminarians and faculty as we pray for them to have a blessed year!
Photo Essay: A beautiful Marian Procession in Botkins
On the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Mother August 15, parishioners in the Petersburg Region processed through the streets of Botkins celebrating the Blessed Mother.
Today’s Video: 5 Things the Church Can Learn from Crossfit
In Today’s Video, Father Mike points out five things the Church can learn from one of the latest fitness crazes, Crossfit: 1. In Crossfit gyms, you’re seen, you’re known, and you’re missed when you’re not there. How often does someone stop coming to church without us even noticing? 2. Crossfit …
Photo Essay: Orientation at Elder and Mercy McAuley High Schools
The sun is setting earlier and earlier, and it’s that time of year where students are returning to school. Elder in Price Hill and Mercy McAuley in College Hill held there Freshman Orientation earlier this week.
Today’s Video: Eight Hilarious Religious Jokes
A Franciscan, Dominican, and a Jesuit walk into a bar… As Catholics, having a sense of humor is part of being Christian. We are able to laugh at ourselves and make fun of each other in love. Here are eight jokes, told by Father Casey Cole, about being religious that …
Message from a Pastor: Father Barry Stechschulte
Twenty-two years ago, as I lie in intensive care in a hospital in Rome after brain surgery, I didn’t know who I was. Because of the swelling during surgery, I was without a thought or memory in my mind, and unable to speak; like an infant child. Then a woman …