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The Triduum is underway
Staff Report Beginning tonight and continuing through evening Easter Sunday, the Triduum is the summit of the liturgical year. More Triddum-related stories Good Friday collection to benefit Middle East Christians Archdiocese, cathedral mark Holy Week, Easter Priest encourages faithful to “Wear the Wood” on Good Friday Tradition of Praying of …
April edition: Papal adviser visits, new priest ordained and more
Staff Report The April print edition of The Catholic Telegraph is just days away from reaching mailboxes and the issue is packed with 32 pages of content. The cover story focuses on Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez of Honduras. Cardinal Rodriguez, an adviser to Pope Francis, visited the Archdiocese of Cincinnati recently …
Local couple shares faith by doing ‘Lourdes’ work
By Walt Schaefer For The Catholic Telegraph Jim and Mary Lu Flynn have been doing their Lourdes’ work. For past ten years the Flynns — now residents of the St. Leonard Community retirement center in Centerville — have spent a week a year as volunteers at the Sanctuary of Our …
Father Thomas Wray to lead Office of Evangelization and Catechesis
Press Release Father Thomas Wray, Parochial Vicar and Director of Religious Education at St. Margaret of York Parish in Loveland, has been named the Director of the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis (OEC) for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, effective July 1, after a national search. He will succeed Ken Gleason, …
Throwback Thursday: When Dayton won it all — sort of
Staff Report With the attention of many focused firmly on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball tournament, today’s Throwback Thursday takes a look at the decade when Dayton won two national championships — sort of. In 2015, even die-hard college basketball fans struggle to get excited about the National Invitation …
The Elite Octave: How it would look if Catholic colleges won all their NCAA tournament games
Staff Report With the first two of the “First Four” games officially in the books March Madness (Martius Furor for Latin lovers) is officially under way. People all over the United States are still filling out brackets prior to the start of the second round games, which begin tomorrow. Some …
Oratorians boost Catholic culture in Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine
By Walt Schaefer For The Catholic Telegraph The Catholic culture in Over-the-Rhine will soon see a boost. The Cincinnati Oratory, a group of priests and brothers currently in formation, soon will begin renovation of the Pious House and 12th and Clay streets in Over-the-Rhine. Cincinnati Oratorians oversee nearby Old St. …
Cardinal Rodriguez, papal advisor, visits archdiocese
Staff Report Known for his humility, deep faith and international charity work, Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodríguez Maradiaga of Honduras recently visited the archdiocese of Cincinnati. During his visit, the University of Dayton honored the cardinal with the Archbishop Oscar Romero Human Rights Award. Cardinal Rodríguez is the Archbishop of Tegucigalpa …
New series keeps youth involved in faith
By Walt Schaefer For The Catholic Telegraph Keeping youth involved in the faith ranks as one of the key concerns of the church in today’s secular society. After all, today’s young Catholics will be the leaders of tomorrow’s church. Four parishes in the archdiocese will be the first in the …
Archdiocesan parish launches own radio station
By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph Most parishes communicate to the faithful via bulletins and post-Mass announcements from the pulpit. St. Mary parish in Hillsboro dreams bigger. In December, the St. Mary Catholic Broadcasting System went live with radio station WLRU on 106.9 FM in Hillsboro. WLRU is a …
