Continence for the Kingdom of Heaven (Part 2)
Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body. As we saw last month, Pope St. John Paul II taught that every human person “is called to love in his unified totality” (John Paul II, 1981, no. 11). Being created …
Archbishops at the Cathedral Basilica Part III
A cathedral is the home church for the bishop or archbishop of a Catholic diocese. Ten bishops have served Catholics in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and their ministry is intertwined with the history of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains. This is part three of those archbishops’ histories. …
Faith and Music
For Mary Catherine Levri, music has never been just a skill or a profession—it has been a vocation intricately woven into her personal and spiritual life. As the Director of Music at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary & School of Theology, she has dedicated her life to the study, practice, and …
Pope Leo XIV appoints Auxiliary Bishop Michael Pham as bishop of San Diego
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, May 22, 2025 / 11:22 am Pope Leo XIV on Thursday appointed Bishop Michael Pham as bishop of the Diocese of San Diego. He will rise from the position of auxiliary bishop there and succeed Cardinal Robert McElroy as head of the diocese. Having received his episcopal …
Celebrating Veterans: Gate of Heaven and Calvary Cemetery in Dayton, hosts annual Memorial Day Field Mass
Every Memorial Day, hundreds gather at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Cincinnati to remember the military men and women who served our country. The field Mass at Gate of Heaven is Monday May 26, 2025 Presentation at 10:30 a.m. Field Mass with Archbishop Robert G. Casey, Celebrant 11:00 a.m., Patriot …
Taste of Cincinnati Mass Times
If you’re headed down for the annual Taste of Cincinnati, stop by one of our glorious churches for The Sixth Sunday of Easter! Taste of Cincinnati is held on 4 blocks of Fifth Street, between Main Street and just east of Sentinel Street in downtown Cincinnati. Saturday May 24 11:00 …
Gameday Mass Times
GameDay Mass Times Welcome Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs Fans !!! This weekend The Reds host the Cubbies on Sunday, May 25. First pitch on Sunday is at 1:40 p.m. Below are Mass times downtown to enhance your Sixth Sunday of Easter and a chance to visit our beautiful downtown churches …
On Vocational Discernment to my Sisters in Christ
When navigating the wild world of vocational discernment, there seem to be two prevailing strategies. One approach is to keep a meticulous regimen: swiping between dating apps and convent contact pages with disciplined rigor until God’s plan becomes plain. The other is to sit back and prayerfully wait for the …
Our Prayerful Presence: 40 Days for Life
This Lent, Catholics across the archdiocese again joined 40 Days for Life—an annual campaign to pray outside of abortion businesses. This year, going beyond the campaign’s usual daytime hours, Adam Schad and John Beckstedt organized 78 men to fill the nighttime hours, enabling a 24-hour prayerful presence outside the Planned …
Book Review: Voices of the Saints
St. Phillip Neri said, “The best preparation for prayer is to read the lives of the saints … quietly and with recollection a little at a time. And to pause whenever you feel your heart touched with devotion.” Word on Fire’s new collection of sermons, commentaries, biographies, and other writings …
