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Young Catholic Professionals: New Chapter Launches in Cincinnati

“A Catholic community catered around your everyday working person,” is how chapter president Patrick Macke describes Young Catholic Professionals (YCP). A few years in the making, the Cincinnati chapter of YCP launched at last in October. The local initiative was bolstered by friends and Cincinnati natives in the Columbus area, …
The Great Mystery: Jesus comes to Us on Our Altars

When invited to write this Eucharistic Reflection for The Catholic Telegraph, I recalled my similar article for a 2021 Advent edition of Our Sunday Visitor Newsweekly that was concerned for the many people who stopped going to Mass. I hope to motivate Church members to better appreciate the Eucharist. If …
People of Faith: Gary DeFosse

On Saturday mornings Gary DeFosse, 82, visits his local YMCA. Three times a week he swims or lifts, and he presently serves as a lifeguard. “The Y doesn’t have as many lifeguards as they need, so I volunteered,” he said. “They said my age doesn’t matter if I can complete …
Shaped by Love

Certain experiences shape our lives, our vocations and our ministries, especially if we are open to God’s presence and recognize that He is with us always. Father Mike Paraniuk finds this especially obvious when he reflects on his long ministry as a chaplain at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Ordained …
Archdiocese of Cincinnati to Hold Collection to Aid Catholic Aging Religious

Cincinnati, O.H., November 3, 2022—The National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) announces that on Dec. 10-11, 2022, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will hold the annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection in parishes throughout the archdiocese. Last year, the parishioners of the archdiocese donated $604,000.00 to the collection. In 2022, the Comboni …
A Message to Men

Today Fr. Mike encourages all men watching to consider taking the 90 day journey of Exodus 90. Learn more about Exodus 90 at www.Exodus90.com
Guest Commentary: From darkness into light this Advent
![The night is advanced, the day is at hand. Let us then throw off the works of darkness [and] put on the armor of light Romans 13:12 Rorate Mass Old St Mary (CT Photo/Greg Hartman)](https://www.thecatholictelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DSC_0569a-360x240.jpg)
By Sr Constance Veit, lsp Our motherhouse is located on a large property in a tiny village in rural France. With its old stone buildings, expansive pastures, flower gardens and shaded pathways, it’s a gorgeously bucolic setting and the most peaceful place I’ve ever been. During the year that I …
The Tragedy of Sin Part 2

At the beginning of human history, our first parents experienced original innocence, the state in which they had enjoyed harmony within themselves, in God’s friendship, in relationship with each other and in relation to the rest of creation. They then experienced a fundamental break from that original innocence when the …
How to Create a Sense of Community in Your Parish

How would you describe a parish with a strong sense of community? You might say it’s warm and welcoming. It’s a place where people care for you and make you feel like you belong. It’s a place where there is fellowship and laughter, where the people feel like family. Parishes, …
Award Winning STEM Program

What do lettuce and bicycles have in common? Dig deep enough and you’ll find both in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) program at Bishop Leibold School in Dayton. For the 12th consecutive year, hands-on experiments, a diverse range of creativity and extensive faculty support helped land the K-8th …