A contemplative prayer service developed by a unique community of monks in France, Taize prayer uses chants and other simple melodies. This candlelit prayer event will last approximately 45 minutes.

Pancake supper at Newport Lounge (in Hailstones Hall) and prayer service at Bellarmine Chapel. Supper includes activities for adults and children. Following an ancient Catholic tradition, the “alleluia” will be buried outdoors at the prayer service and the palms from last spring will be burned for Ash Wednesday ashes. Space …

Area Catholics invited to a two-day Parish Mission at St. John the Evangelist and St. Savior. Join Jeanne Hunt, Mary Malloy, and Miriam & Friends for a two-night parish mission focusing on the Stations of the Cross. Through Scripture, story, song, and prayer, they will extend the Church’s Lenten invitation …

Celebrate “Pancake Tuesday” early at St. John the Evangelist Church!

An early Mardi Gras celebration with appetizers from Reef Top restaurant, tastings from Meranda Nixon Winery and Cavalier Beer Distributors, more. Call (513) 753-2548 or register online.

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 …

Treatises on discernment are many and varied throughout the great tradition of the church. There are spiritual masters who have written whole books on how to discern your vocation and many who have written books on the spiritual masters who have written about discernment. Yet, the common problem that we …

There’s nothing quite like a Lenten fish fry to foster Catholic fellowship. Since 1990, the Corpus Christi Fryers have been serving up delicious fish with a fun and faith filled spirit that has earned them a loyal following in the Dayton area. CLICK HERE for The Catholic Telegraph’s Fish Fry …

SportsLeader, a virtue-based program for coaches based in Louisville, Ky., has come up with a Lenten challenge for high school athletic programs and at least one local school has accepted that challenge. The SportsLeader Stations of the Cross Workout capitalizes on the Lenten practice of reflecting on Christ’s passion with 14 …

By Laura Ieraci Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY  — “Joy” is not a word people usually associate with strict fasting and penance — unless they are Eastern-rite Catholics. In the Eastern church, the penitential period that prepares believers to celebrate Easter, is called “Great Lent,” and its prayers invite the …