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The Catholic Telegraph
The story of Annella Zervas: Examples of holiness needed close to home
A 26-year-old woman from the state of Minnesota joins another 100 U.S. born men and women on the path to canonization as a century after her death, she continues to inspire “the faithful in every state of life to deepen their relationship with Jesus in the Church.” By Kielce Gussie …
Catholic Family Night at the Dayton Dragons
Join Archbishop Robert Casey for a fun and faith-filled evening at Catholic Family Night at Day Air Ballpark in Dayton on Friday, April 10, 2026. The ceremonial first pitch will be thrown by Fr. Brian Phelps of Our Lady of Light Family of Parishes with Fr. Jason Bedel of St. …
Lenten Reflections 2026
March 28 – Saturday of the Fifth Week Readings: Ezekiel 37:21-28; Jeremiah 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13; John 11:45-56 Invitation to Prayer: Cast away from you all the crimes you have committed, says the LORD, and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. (Ezekiel 18:31) Reflection: Every time I …
More than 1,000 expected to enter Church in Archdiocese of Cincinnati at Easter Vigil
by John Stegeman Based on the Combined Rite of Election and Calling to Continuing Conversion this year, 1,096 people intend to proceed to the Sacraments of Initiation. It will mark the highest number of people joining the local Church in more than 15 years. Of the total, 556 are catechumens …
Surrendering to Divine Providence
Catholic At Home | Katie Sciba “Like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ” (1 Pt 2:5). The year 2024 was a banner one for me. The night before Andrew and my …
Gameday Mass Times
GameDay Mass Times Welcome Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox!!! This weekend The Reds host the Red Sox on Sunday, March 29. First pitch on Sunday is at 1:40 p.m. Below are Mass times downtown to enhance your Palm Sunday and a chance to visit our beautiful downtown churches in the Archdiocese …
Looking Back: Former Reds mascot makes connection to faith through youth ministry
By Eileen Connelly, OSU Bradley Barnes recalls the youth ministers who inspired him when he was a child and in his teenage years. Now he hopes to do the same for the young people at Guardian Angels Parish in Mt. Washington, where he has served as coordinator of youth ministry …
Field of Hopes and Dreams: How Cincinnati missionaries helped build a ballfield in Venezuela
By Walt Schaefer Missionaries, the Cincinnati Reds, the Venezuelan Air Force. A number of improbable things came together in 1990 to create Davey Concepción Field in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. • Cincinnatian Mike Gable, his wife, Kathy, and their four young sons had been assigned to serve as lay Maryknoll missioners in …
