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Celina farm family to host annual Farm Mass
A farming family west of Celina, will welcome Auxiliary Bishop Joseph R. Binzer, as well as Catholics, from the St. Marys and Sidney deaneries to this year’s Rural-Urban Mass July 27, at 7 pm. The bishop will say Mass at the Vian farm at 7390 SR 118, west of Celina. …
Archbishop Schnurr urges prayer for “end to hatred and division”
An email from Archbishop of Cincinnati Dennis M. Schnurr sent to priests on Friday urged prayer for an end to hatred and division in the wake of several high-profile acts of violence around the U.S. Referencing the “questionable” police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana, as well as the attack on …
Throwback Thursday: The Great Flood of 1913
In the spring of 1913 a massive storm stretching from Nebraska to Michigan to Vermont made its way across the country. Tornadoes in the Great Plains claimed several lives and was then soon followed by heavy rainfall. The storm’s scale of destruction had never before been seen in the United …
Father Wenke returning to full-time parish ministry
Father Len Wenke’s tenure as Director of Pastoral Services for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati has been filled with grace and blessing. He completed his time in the position in June and became pastor of Holy Family and Our Lady of Lourdes parishes effective July 1. As director, Father Wenke oversaw …
PDF of Maronite Patriarch’s remarks now available
His Beatitude Mar Bechara Peter Cardinal Rai, Patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church, discussed the struggles of Christians in the Middle East and offered some thoughtful remedies for a solution to the political and religious violence there during a July 1 visit to the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. A PDF document of …
Working on Sunday Mass attendance churn is everyone’s job
Danny Diego always wore a huge smile. A guy who had beat childhood polio, he was not a man terribly impressed with obstacles. But as circulation manager of the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin in Ontario, Calif., 20 years ago, the smile would become a near grimace every New Year’s Day …
Maronite patriarch says Christians still important to Middle East during visit to Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Christians continue to play an important cultural and spiritual role in the countries of the Middle East and the exodus of so many refugees fueled by the plagues of war and terrorism needs to be reversed for the sake of the region’s future. That was the heart of the message …
Fortnight for Freedom Central: Daily reflections, prayers and actions
Each year since 2012 dioceses around the country have arrange special events to highlight the importance of defending religious freedom. The Fortnight for Freedom is from June 21—the vigil of the Feasts of St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More—to July 4, Independence Day. To help local Catholics become more …
Throwback Thursday: Catholics fight for conscience rights in 1853
The ongoing legal disputes between the federal government and Little Sisters of the Poor and other Catholic groups opposed to providing contraceptives as part of their health insurance plans isn’t unique in American, or even local history. According to the book Faith and Action: A History of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, …
July edition: Ordination, Cross the Bridge for Life, new columnist & more
The July 2016 print edition of The Catholic Telegraph features photo coverage from priestly ordination at the cathedral and Cross the Bridge for Life. Along with those photo features comes news concerning the Catholic response on the Orlando shootings, an American Legion conference coming to the archdiocese and a Catholic …
