The Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics will be bringing in Christmas time with two special events. St. Nick will visit at the Shrine at 1 p.m. on Dec. 3. All are welcome to come celebrate the Feast of St. Nicholas by joining in prayer, pictures, cookies and hot …

By Gail Deibler Finke The Athenaeum of Ohio, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s seminary and graduate school, is offering half-price tuition to all lay students for the spring semester. Funds from the One Hope, One Faith, One Love campaign are providing half-price tuition scholarships for the current academic year so that …

In the synoptic Gospels, Andrew is a Galilean fisherman grouped with his brother, Peter, and with James and John in the inner circle of Apostles; in John’s Gospel, he is the disciple of John the Baptist who is the first to follow Jesus and who brings his brother to the …

The Athenaeum / Mount St. Mary’s Seminary is part of the Cincinnati Gives Challenge, a friendly fundraising competition raising money for local nonprofit organizations like The Athenauem. To help, give what you can so The Athenauem can win the grand prize of $15,000. Go here to give: https://www.crowdrise.com/theathenaeumofohio-cincinnatigives The total …

My mother is in her mid-80s and would like to know if viewing Mass on television fulfills her obligation to attend weekend Mass. Getting to church is not easy for her, but she drives herself to the grocery and to get her hair done. She also has children that would …

The Ohio Academy of Science today selected 45 Ohio schools and 460 teachers to receive Governor’s Thomas Edison Awards for Excellence in STEM Education for their accomplishments during the 2015-2016 school year. Each school will receive a special Governor’s Award certificate, and each teacher will receive a complementary membership to …

Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Montgomery, a ministry of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, was one of three runners-up for the annual ACE (American Cemetery Excellence) award from American Cemetery & Cremation magazine. “This year’s three runners-up stood out not only for their performance, professionalism and innovation,” the magazine wrote, “but …

Gift-giving will bless both family and friends, as well as families around the world, for shoppers at the annual Fair Trade Sale Dec. 3, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the University of Dayton’s River Campus, 1700 S. Patterson Blvd., across from the Carillon Historic Park in Dayton. Beautiful …

DAYTON, Ohio — The University of Dayton will showcase the Latin flavor of the Nativity as part of the annual exhibit “At the Manger: World Nativity Traditions.” Free and open to the public, the display begins Saturday, Nov. 26, with a family-friendly grand opening celebration from 1 to 5 p.m. …

As Advent approaches, Father Todd Grogan encourages all Catholics “to go to Joseph.” Father Grogan, pastor of Annunciation Parish in Clifton, said “Mary always figures prominently in the prayer, the Masses, the readings at Advent. But, she was not the only one waiting. Joseph was in on it, too, and …