Here is a  translation of the prayer Pope Francis recited by video March 11 for a special Mass and act of prayer asking Mary to protect Italy and the world during of the coronavirus pandemic. O Mary, you always shine on our path as a sign of salvation and of …

Click on location for Map! ***Due to the COV-19 situation, please contact the parish directly for updated information on the event*** Throughout Lent: Forty Days/Forty Items St. Vincent De Paul Society has created a new initiative to declutter 40 items from your home – from your life. Each day during …

by M.D. Pitman For nearly 140 years, the Knights of Columbus (KC) have been an important part of the Catholic community. They have evolved from offering a version of term life insurance for individual communities in the 1880s, to an international organization with a dual focus. “It’s really two organizations …

by Susie Bergman For nearly a century, a large group of Dayton-area Catholic women have been united under one mission: to find a need within their community and fill it. The Dayton Catholic Women’s Club is a diverse, philanthropic organization with nearly 400 members who enthusiastically respond to a variety …

by Gail Finke There is a piece of the True Cross at Holy Cross-Immaculata in Mt. Adams. It is available for veneration on a side altar in the main church on Good Friday – see it when you pray the steps! Is the relic of the True Cross real? While …

We’re beginning the second full week of Lent. We started new, a new adventure: even in the Archdiocese, the season of spring is changing our landscape. Yet, things can get bogged down, the hard work becomes task, and the excitement fades. In Today’s Video, Father Mike Schmitz looks at How …

by Eileen Connelly, OSU When it’s an undeniably worthy cause that transforms the lives of urban children by providing them access to a strong Catholic education, people want to support it. That’s how Ted Torbeck, who cochaired the 2019 Catholic Inner-City Schools (CISE) campaign, along with his wife, Peggy, account …

by Mark Danis Jalen* opened one eye to see his younger sister sleeping on the cot next to him. He, his mother and his little sister came to live at the St. Vincent de Paul shelter after his mother’s new boyfriend began treating them badly. Jalen turned and looked at …

SIDNEY, OH | February 28, 2020 – The Lehman Catholic Science Olympiad team placed 13th out of 23 teams, receiving several medals and ribbons, on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, at the Piqua Invitational. Ann Deafenbaugh, Angela Brunner and Alexis Bollinger placed third in Experimental Design; Ann Deafenbaugh and Max Schmiesing …

story & photo by M.D. Pitman Roger Bacon principal Steve Schad is excited to go into work every day, leading a regiment of teachers and staff that are molding the next generation of leaders. It’s not far from what the 20-year education veteran did in his former career, teaching young …