Posts In Category
Local News
A letter from Archbishop Schnurr: response to Obama’s mandate ‘accommodation’
February 13, 2012 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Despite the so-called “accommodation” announced by President Obama on Friday, the mandates from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding insurance coverage for abortion-inducing drugs, sterilization, and contraception still do not adequately and clearly protect the freedom of conscience …
La Salle students take stand for life at annual D.C. march
January 30, 2012 La Salle High School students took a stand for life when they participated in the annual March for Life Jan. 23 in Washington, D.C.
Catholic Schools Week celebrates faith, academics, service
January 23, 2012 Arlington, Va. – The theme for Catholic Schools Week 2012 is “Catholic Schools: Faith. Academics. Service.” The annual observance starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week, which in 2012 is Jan. 29-Feb 5.
A letter from Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr concerning HHS edict
January 26, 2012 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I write to you concerning an alarming and serious matter that negatively impacts the Church in the United States directly, and that strikes at the fundamental right to religious liberty for all citizens of any faith.
Imago Dei conference examines human dignity, solidarity
January 23, 2012 DAYTON DEANERY — Learning how to see and respect the image of God in others can sometimes be a challenge in everyday life with end of life, immigration, unemployment and death penalty issues.
Sisters of Charity bestow St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Award
January 23, 2012 ST. LAWRENCE DEANERY — The Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati awarded the congregation’s highest honor, the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Award, to Roberta Saunders, Tim Moller and Kathy Sparks, three people who carry forth the mission and vision of the congregation and who embody its motto, “The …
Catholic farmers share gifts and challenges of rural life
January 20, 2012 By Anna Robertson ARCHDIOCESE — Rural life is very much a part of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and the St. Martin Deanery Catholic Rural Life Conference, which serves Adams, Brown, Clinton, Highland, and a portion of Clermont counties, seeks to make a number of Catholic social teaching …
Women experience community, prayer at Casa de Caridad
January 20, 2012 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ARCHDIOCESE — Andrea Koverman is quick to acknowledge that her experience with the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati was “simply unavoidable” because her family is “full of Sisters.” This includes two great aunts, an aunt and a cousin.
Church historian publishes electronic book on Archbishop Purcell
January 20, 2012 ARCHDIOCESE — Father M. Edmund Hussey, a church historian and former archivist of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati has electronically published a new book, Archbishop Purcell of Cincinnati. The book is available via Amazon’s Kindle and Barnes & Noble’s Nook.