October 5, 2012 By Fr. Kyle Schnippel There is good news to report: the number of seminarians for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati continues to increase, reaching a high water mark since at least the mid 1990s, if not back to the mid 1980s! As this academic year began, we have …

October 5, 2012 By Jeanne Hunt Batten down your hatches, church; false prophets live and walk among us.  

October 5, 2012 By Fr. Earl Fernandes Ten years ago, Theology on Tap began in Cincinnati. Among the first speakers was then-Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk, who was to speak about the 40th anniversary of Vatican II. Before the talk, I asked the archbishop, “Do you realize that I was born …

September 1, 2012 By Colleen Gerke Fall is just around the corner and you know what that means; colored leaves, pumpkins and Respect Life Month.

September 1, 2012 By Michael Daley The Freeh Report was both direct and damning in its assessment of Penn State’s response to former coach Jerry Sandusky’s abuse of children: “this evidence presents an unprecedented failure of institutional integrity leading to a culture in which a football program was held in …

September 1, 2012 By Father Kyle Schnippel As I meet with men who are discerning the priesthood, I eventually get around to the question of how they spend their free time, as it shows where some of their interests lie.

September 1, 2012 By Steve Trosley “Hi, I’m Father David WIlkening,” he said with a smile as broad as a cornfield in that summer of 1982. “I’m from Sigourney, Iowa.”

September 1, 2012 By Jeanne Hunt This time of year in our town, everyone loves baseball. The stadium is filled with grandparents, parents and kids all rooting on the amazing championship team.

September 1, 2012 By Father Earl Fernandes The Year of Faith, marking the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, will begin on Oct. 11.

By Sister Betty Jane Lillie, SC Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time: Joshua 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Psalm 34:2-3, 16-21; Ephesians 5:2a, 25-32; John 6:60-69 Our texts this week center on the theme of serving the Lord God in fidelity to their covenant relationship with Him.