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Archbishop blesses new Mercy Health offices at ribbon cutting

On Tuesday Mercy Health, a Catholic health ministry serving Ohio and Kentucky hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the grand opening of Mercy Health’s new home office in Bond Hill at 1701 Mercy Health Drive, formerly 1701 Showcase Drive. Local dignitaries and officials, including Archbishop of Cincinnati Dennis M. Schnurr and …
Interim Principal for LaSalle announced

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati announced late Monday that Stacy Papke has agreed to serve as Interim Principal at La Salle High School. Papke has served La Salle High School since 2001, first as a teacher, and for the past two years as the Dean of Academics. Her academic leadership and …
Theology of the Body curriculum to be introduced at archdiocesan schools

Students in Lisa Fletcher’s seventh and eighth grade religion classes at St. Margaret of York School in Loveland earn the grades, but their parents get an education, too. The topics range from learning about Jesus as a human being, to what should you do if someone sexts you. The class …
Amoris Laetitia: Resources for understanding Pope Francis’ exhortation

Newspapers, television and radio stations as well as blogs across the web are talking about Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love). The latest apostolic exhortation of Pope Francis is his second since becoming pope in 2013, following Evangelli Gaudium (Joy of the Gospel) and encyclicals Lumen Fidei (The Light of Faith) and …
Precious Blood Sisters reflect on a decade of homicide prayer vigils

An annual homicide memorial service on March 12 at Salem Heights held added significance this year as it marked a decade since the Sisters of the Precious Blood reinstituted homicide vigils in Dayton. Ministers, officials from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and laypeople joined Precious Blood Sisters at the service to …
Archbishop Schnurr: CRS collection serves needs around world

The following letter from Archbishop of Cincinnati Dennis M. Schnurr first appeared in the April 2016 print edition of The Catholic Telegraph. “Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The Archdiocese of Cincinnati will be taking up The Catholic Relief Services Collection on April 9 and 10. This collection funds six …
Catholic groups dot lineup of Findlay Market Opening Day parade [Photos]

According to the parade lineup posted at Findlay Market Parade, there were 191 entries in the Findlay Market Cincinnati Reds Opening Day parade April 4 that kicked off the Cincinnati Reds’ season. “The Findlay Market Parade is so much a part of Cincinnati,” said Franciscan Brother Tim Sucher, “and the friars are so much …
‘Stir’ brings Catholic connection to Reds’ Opening Day

StirIntoFlame.com, an evangelization outreach site sponsored by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, frequently shares timely and engaging content. With April 4 being Opening Day for the Cincinnati Reds, they’ve shared a blog post titled “A Spiritual Reflection for the Cincinnati Reds Opening Day.” Thousands of people will come together on Opening Day …
Piqua parishes celebrate twinning relationship

Although he serves as pastor for St. John and St. Lewis Parish in Portsmouth on the picturesque island of Dominica, Father Herman Sharplis has discovered a “home away from home” in Piqua, where he recently concluded a whirlwind visit with parishioners of twinning parishes at St. Mary and St. Boniface …
Father Endres to take over ‘A Question of Faith’ column for CT

Father David Endres, PhD., recently appointed Dean of the Athenaeum and Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, will write a regular column for The Catholic Telegraph beginning with the July 2016 edition of the newspaper. In addition to his administrative position at the seminary, Father Endres is an Assistant Professor of Church History …