By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 15, 2024 / 15:43 pm Donald Trump on Monday announced that Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance will be his running mate in the 2024 presidential election. “After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person …

1) All Souls Day Mass in Fort Recovery A n All Souls Day Mass was held at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Fort Recovery before the sun rose on Nov. 2. Attendees were cold, but saw it as a beautiful sacrifice to make for the poor souls. 2) Creature Comforts …

St. Gertrude Catholic School seventh grader Grace Schare looked forward to cleaning graves for a second year at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Cincinnati. In fact, all 90 sixth, seventh and eighth graders were excited about their trip there last month for Make a Difference Day, the largest national day …

A modest home on Cincinnati’s West Side will soon provide a safe haven for expectant mothers in need, along with a variety of services to help them recognize the blessings their children are and that they are not alone on their journeys. Mater Filius (Latin for “Mother and Son”) was …

By Eileen Connelly, OSU Ask anyone with ties to St. Gertrude School in Madeira why it’s so special, and the response is likely to be the faith-filled presence of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia and the friars, who foster a tradition of preaching truth, practicing virtue and loving one …

Most visitors to The Catholic Shop in Madeira come with a defined purpose. There are the fallen away Catholics who want to explore how to return to the Church; the non-Catholics searching for something more in their lives and looking to learn about Catholicism; and those with a serious illness …

On Thursday, December 21, 2019, a full church watched the wonderful tradition of the yearly Christmas Pageant. Many in the church participated when they were at St. Gertrude’s: a tradition that connects the past with today, as we look to the future.  

At Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary on June 26th, teens from St. Gertrude, Guardian Angels, and Immaculate Heart of Mary Parishes began a five-day retreat. After an afternoon of many outdoor activities, they returned to the parish center for the afternoon talk on The Blessed Mother. Each part of the day …

By Gail Finke Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr told youth groups from three area parishes that God had a plan for their lives at Mass Monday in the chapel of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West. Gathered at the Mt. Washington seminary and school to begin a five-day retreat, the …

The weekend of June 9th – 11th saw 10 Festivals in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The CT Crew hit 6 of them. Our first stop was St. Gertrude Madeira.