Gathered with His disciples around a table the evening before He would lay down His life for our salvation, Jesus said to Thomas, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (Jn. 14:6). Each December we celebrate the birth …

For the right to an education Let us pray for migrants, refugees, and those affected by war, that their right to an education, which is necessary to build a better world, might always be respected.

Christ commands us to love our neighbors and care for the least among us. For high school student Max Milbourn, this call became a mission to combat hunger. Now a senior at Moeller High School, Milbourn created a service opportunity, Sandwiches for All, for his fellow classmates to make peanut …

At Mount Notre Dame High School (MND), the legacy of Sister Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN, is more than a chapter in history—it’s a call to action that shapes the school’s mission and inspires its students. Through a close partnership with her religious community, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, her …

W H A T | Opening of Jubilee Year 2025 W H E N | Sunday December 29, 2024, at 4 P.M. Mass W H E R E | Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains: 325 W. 8th St., Cincinnati OH Release Date: December 27, 2024 Pope Francis Opens …

The story of Cain and Abel is among the more famous episodes in the Bible. We are all acquainted with this account of the first murder—indeed, the first fratricide—by which the bonds of brotherly love and responsibility were torn asunder. What we do not know, however, is what Cain said …

Advent Reflection for December 1 – The First Sunday of Advent Readings: Jer 33:14-16, Ps 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14,1 Thes 3:12—4:2, Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 Invitation to Prayer: “Show us, Lord, your love, and grant us your salvation.” (Psalm 85:8 – Alleluia verse before the Gospel, First Sunday of Advent) Reflection: …

Each week, as we pray the Nicene Creed together at Sunday Mass, we declare our belief in the one God who made all things—visible and invisible. In the human person, the visible body and the invisible soul are intrinsically linked. What is good for one is good for the other …

The Jubilee has always been an event of great spiritual, ecclesial, and social significance in the life of the Church. Ever since 1300, when Boniface VIII instituted the first Holy Year – initially celebrated every hundred years, then, following its biblical precedent, every 50 years, and finally every 25 years …