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Taking the time to wait for God

By Jeanne Hunt How are you about waiting? You are in the grocery store line with a gallon of ice cream and the person in front of you has 30 coupons; road crew is placing cones down the road, and traffic is backed up for a mile; you have an …
A picture says a thousand words: Holy Name Procession

Holy Name Procession through Over The Rhine, October 2016.
Everyday Evangelist: Beach leads faith formation programs for Latino community

In October, 37 members of the Latino community were recognized at St. Julie Billiart Parish in Hamilton for completing a program called Echoes of Faith. The program is a new initiative launched in large part by Dina Beach, of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s Office of Evangelization and Discipleship, who is …
Catholic Charities recognizes Champions of Mercy

Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio celebrated its centennial anniversary in October by recognizing 100 Champions of Mercy at a banquet held at Cintas Center on the Xavier University campus. More than 500 people of all faiths and ages attended the awards dinner. The celebration honored people from all walks of life. …
Capital campaign reaps generous harvest

Every gift counts in One Faith, One Hope, One Love, even if some benefactors might fear their participation doesn’t amount to a hill of beans. But a hill of beans, as it happens, is exactly what a generous farm couple in Shelby County contributed to the archdiocese’s historic capital campaign. …
Cincinnati Legatus chapter marks 20 years of growth

The Cincinnati Chapter of Legatus, an organization of Catholic business leaders, is looking forward to a growth spurt as it marks 20 years since it was chartered Dec. 4, 1996, according to president Scott Teepe. “We’ve had a nice influx of 50-somethings,” he said recently. “There’s new energy in the …
St. Gabriel School celebrates 150th anniversary

Students, parents, alumni, faculty and staff from the St. Gabriel Consolidated School came together Sept. 29, the feast day of their patron saint, for a special Mass that officially kicked off the school’s 150th anniversary celebration. Auxiliary Bishop Joseph R. Binzer presided at the liturgy, which was held at St. …
Athenaeum News: Bishop Emeritus Slattery Installs Acolytes

ATHENAUEM – “It is always a wonderful experience to see young men willing to embrace the vocation to the priesthood. They are the latest in a long line of faithful witnesses,” said Father Benedict O’Cinnsealaigh, president and rector. The installation to the Ministry of Acolyte took place in the Chapel of …
Throwback Thursday: Fr. Francis Lasance

by Sarah Patterson Fr. Francis Lasance, born in Cincinnati on January 24, 1860, was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese on May 24, 1883. In the first few years of his priesthood, he was assigned to Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Reading; Emmanuel Church, Dayton; and then briefly in Lebanon …
Exam week offers opportunities for prayer, community

Students fret as the end of a term means exam week. “I would never encourage a student don’t worry about studying and you’ll be fine. That’s kind of a ‘God will have mercy on you (attitude). But, use of the powers and gifts God has given you is important. I …