June 26, 2011 By Sister Betty J. Lillie, S.C The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ: Deuteronomy 8: 2-3, 14b-16a; Psalm 147: 12-15, 19-20; 1 Corinthians 16-17; John 6:51-58.

June 22, 2011 BELLEVUE, Wash. — The U.S. bishops June 16 approved a policy statement on physician-assisted suicide, the first on the issue by the bishops as a body, and they also approved revisions to their 2002 “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.”

May 8, 2011 By Terrance Callan Third Sunday of Easter: Acts 2:14, 22-33; 1 Peter 1:17-21; Luke 24:13-35. We often have difficulty understanding a new or unexpected experience. We recognize that something has happened to us, but we do not know exactly what it is. It is only when we …

April 27, 2011 By Mary Caffrey Knapke ARCHDIOCESE — There are many ways to learn about the new translation of the Roman Missal that English-speaking Catholics around the world will begin using this Advent. Local parishes are hosting workshops to describe and explain the changes, and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati …

April 21, 2011 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. LAWRENCE DEANERY — “Each of us is on a journey of faith,” said Lou Winston, when discussing his RCIA experience with The Catholic Telegraph. “I’m just starting at a different place than other people. That’s what makes it so wondrous. I experience …

April 21, 2011 ARCHDIOCESE — A young adult raised in communist Cuba, an African woman who grew up as a Muslim, a U.S. Marine being deployed in June, and a former abortion clinic administrator, along with tens of thousands others around the country, are joining the Catholic Church in the …

April 13, 2011 By David Eck ST. ANDREW DEANERY — Molly Savage grew up loving books and has come to appreciate the way a good story takes her to places she may never see in person.

April 16, 2011 ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY— Fourteen seminarians were installed as lectors or acolytes during a Mass March 26 in the Chapel of St. Gregory the Great at the Athenaeum of Ohio/Mount St. Mary’s Seminary. Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr presided.

April 6, 2011 By Mary Caffrey Knapke SIDNEY DEANERY — Father Leo Patalinghug tosses chopped onion, minced garlic and green bell pepper into a pan of hot oil and adds tomato paste and sauce. A splash of vodka brings out the flavors, and the flames that rise from the pan …

March 31, 2011 By Father Kyle Schnippel I was raised in a very small town, roughly 1,000 people total, even including the surrounding countryside. To say that everyone knew everyone would be an understatement. Despite the