Badin High School Stadium project kicks off ; ‘game-changing’ facility should open for 2025

“Building a Brighter Badin” began in earnest today with the official groundbreaking ceremony for the Lanni Family Stadium at Matandy Sports Complex. “This is a day we have been waiting for at Badin High School for nearly 60 years – the opportunity to have our own stadium,” Badin President Brian …
Xavier Jesuit Academy Calls Reds Makeover Day a “Home Run

The 2024 Community Makeover in Bond Hill is being hailed as a “Home Run” by Xavier Jesuit Academy Fr. Nathan Wendt, S.J., president of the new and only Jesuit Catholic grade school in Cincinnati. “The Bond Hill Community is on a roll and today’s announcement that the Community Makeover will …
Indiana Catholic couple ‘living every parent’s nightmare’ after transgender custody case

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Mar 4, 2024 / 17:15 pm An Indiana Catholic couple is in the grips of a “nightmare” after their son was seized from them when they refused to adhere to his chosen transgender identity, an attorney told EWTN News on Friday. After Mary and Jeremy Cox …
Spiritual Centers Bergamo Center

Bergamo Center 4400 Shakertown Rd., Dayton, 45430 | bergamocenter.org The Bergamo Center extends hospitality in a spirit of peace and renewal on its campus adjacent to 50 acres of a wooded natural preserve. “The Bergamo Center is set on the Marianist property of Mount Saint John, which is open to …
Paradise Brewing hosts blessing of bock beer

By John Stegeman As people prepared to gather for the annual official Bockfest celebrations in downtown Cincinnati, the owners of Paradise Brewing held their own Blessing of the Bock events in Anderson Township and Williamsburg. Paradise Brewing owners, Jeff and Tammy Graff, have long-enjoyed the events of Bockfest. Launched in …
Historic Notre Dame College in Ohio to close this spring after 100 years

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Mar 4, 2024 / 09:15 am After more than 100 years in Ohio, Notre Dame College (NDC) will shut its doors this year, joining a growing list of small Catholic colleges that have closed in recent years. Though the school has been struggling with debt for …
Pope Francis urges ‘an immediate ceasefire in Gaza’ that frees hostages, grants aid

By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Mar 3, 2024 / 09:25 am “Enough!” “Stop!” Pope Francis repeated from the window of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Sunday as he called for Israel and Palestine to reach an agreement for “an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.” Speaking in his Angelus address on March 3, the pope …
Catholic Spirituality: Ignatians

On May 20th, 1521, a fiery young man named Íñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola—better known to us as St. Ignatius of Loyola—was injured in a battle at Pamplona in Spain. In the long months of bedrest and boredom during his convalescence, Ignatius either daydreamed about great romances and adventures …
Seeking God Amid Life’s Trials

As I write this article, I’m surrounded by children with the flu. Coughing, fever, body aches and calls for more Tylenol and water have been part of our hourly routine for the past five days. Even now, I’m fighting off the inevitable congestion and body aches and know my time …
Book Review: Walk the Line

As a priest and punk rocker who, through loud, angry music, found meaning and hope in the midst of suffering, I was overjoyed to discover Walk the Line: Rock Music and the Christian Imagination. This collection’s essays delve into particular songs and various artists’ work to find expressions of the …