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Legionaries, Regnum Christi present & thriving in archdiocese
By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph The sins of the founder have weighed heavily on the religious movement of Regnum Christi and the priestly order the Legionaries of Christ, but after much soul searching and an Apostolic Visitation by the Holy See, the movement can see the light at the …
Archdiocese to mark Holy Week and Easter (Schedule)
Press Release The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati will join Christians throughout the world in celebrating Holy Week, the most sacred time of the Church year, beginning with Passion Sunday (Palm Sunday) on April 13.
April Sports Report: No surprises at state swimming meet
From Staff & Wire Reports Ursuline Academy won its second-straight OHSAA Division I Swimming state championship Feb. 22 in Canton, scoring 281 points. The school sent nine swimmers to state, winning eight of 11 events in the process.
Taking a closer look at the OHSAA competitive balance proposal
Staff Report The following is a glance at the inner-workings of the new OHSAA competitive balance proposal. For a story on the proposal, click HERE. Ohio high school sports are divided into divisions based on enrollment. This way big schools play big schools and small schools play small schools, leading …
OHSAA competitive balance proposal back on the ballot
By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph Despite similar measures being voted down in 2011, 2012 and 2013, the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) has put a competitive balance proposal back on the table for voting this May. The 2014 proposal, which was unanimously approved by the OHSAA Board of …
USCCB releases resource guide on Girl Scouts for Catholic parishes
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Responding to concerns about Catholic involvement with Girl Scouts, a U.S. bishops’ committee released key points from its dialogue with Girl Scout leaders outlining major concerns of church leaders and the national organization’s responses.
Pope honors Jesuit killed in Syria, pleads for end to violence
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said the assassination of “my confrere,” a 75-year-old Dutch Jesuit in Syria, “filled me with deep sadness and made me think again of all the people who suffer and are dying in that martyred country.”
Letter from the archbishop on Collection for the Holy Land
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The season of Lent, as a journey with Christ towards the Cross the Resurrection, always reawakens our sense of solidarity with our sisters and brothers living in the holy Land. It was there that the Apostles first heard the voice of the Lord Jesus, …
Sister shares love of books through Media Center ministry
By Eileen Connelly, OSU The Catholic Telegraph As a child growing up in St. Louis, Mo., one of Franciscan Sister Rose Marie Weckenmann’s favorite activities was making a trip to the neighborhood library and returning home with stacks of books. How fitting then, that her love of the written word …
In wife’s name, local man ships aid to Jordan
By Patricia McGeever For The Catholic Telegraph If you ask retired salesman Richard Eisele how he occupies his time he’d tell you, “I’m in the collection business.” It’s serious business, and he’s not in it alone. “I ship humanitarian aid to people who desperately need it,” he said.