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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 …
Little Sister’s Vocational Joy Reflected in Food

By Erin Schurenberg and Eileen Connelly, OSU Imagine it: 6,000 meatballs, 150 pounds of prepared spaghetti noodles and 165 gallons of sizzling tomato sauce. This was the scene on a warm June Saturday afternoon at St. Paul’s Archbishop Leibold Home in Clifton. The event was the ninth annual spaghetti dinner …
In Profile: Allie Gardner

By Erin Schurenberg I feel like my education has both instilled me with strong values and sheltered me in positive ways,” said Allie Gardner Allie Gardner, incoming sophomore and class president at Mount Notre Dame (MND) High School in Cincinnati. Allie’s strong faith and belief in Catholic education have been …