Staff Report Lent is a penitential season for Catholics preparing to mark the observance of Christ’s death on the cross, and on Easter his resurrection from the dead. For business owners, Lent is just part of the first financial quarter. For today’s Throwback Thursday, we go back to the late-1950s …

Emily Stimpson Chapman; Illustrated by Diana Renzina Reviewed by Sarah Rose Bort As I look at our tattered children’s Bible, memories of poring over its pages as a young girl flood my mind. Back then, the stories seemed almost like fairy tales—of promise-signaling rainbows, trumpets that break down walls, young …

Each year we can celebrate the way the liturgical year is divided. We have two regular seasons (Ordinary Time), two playoffs (Advent and Lent) and the championship games (Christmas and Easter). So, while the nation is waiting March Madness and filling out their brackets, we are in the teeth of …

Josef Otmar’s Work at Roger Bacon Chapel by Kary Ellen Berger When master carpenter Josef Otmar steps into his workshop, he does so with an unusual posture for a craftsman, one of listening. Silence, he says, is not empty. It is where God speaks and the work of Otmar’s hands …

Why do priests wear black with a white collar? What is the history and significance? Question of Faith | Fr. David Endres The colors of the vesture that clergy wear are diverse: from the white worn by the pope, to the bishops’ purple, to the black of diocesan priests. In …

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati will welcome at least 1,096 people into full communion with the Church this Easter, the highest number in more than 15 years. The archdiocese’s Divine Worship and Sacraments Office reports that the Church will receive 556 catechumens, people who have not been baptized, and 540 candidates, …

For disarmament and peace Let us pray that nations move toward effective disarmament, particularly nuclear disarmament, and that world leaders choose the path of dialogue and diplomacy instead of violence.

by Sarah Wells When Bonnie Sartin finished tidying up the sanctuary of St. Francis Xavier Church and returned to the undercroft, a chorus of parishioners surprised her as they sang “Happy Birthday” in front of a huge cake. It was a simple show of their appreciation for her significant service …

A Closer Look | Kenneth Craycraft Every year, we are reminded that Lent should not merely be about giving up habits or pleasures but also adding some positive spiritual discipline. We might give up caffeine or alcohol, for example. Or we might add a spiritual or corporal work of mercy, …