You know you’re getting old when words you knew so well from childhood change their meaning…without you even being aware of it. Take “troll” for example. Growing up I associated trolls, always grouchy and hungry, with the classic fairy tale “Three Billy Goats Gruff.” Come to find out trolls no …

Three eighth-grade girls came into my office recently and asked, “Mrs. Hunt, can we tape you as you answer our question for a religion class project?” “Sure,” I said. “What is the question?” “We want to know how to make the Mass more interesting for people our age.” Quickly, I …

By Steve Trosley The Catholic Telegraph More than 400 people braved a small group of placard-carrying protesters and snow-clogged parking lots to hear Bishop Thomas Paprocki speak on the Catholic teachings on marriage and same-sex relationships Feb. 12 in the Bartlet Center at the Athenaeum. Bishop Paprocki, leader of the …

Staff Report Every year thousands of students from the 23 Catholic high schools of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati graduate and go on to college. A select few continue their athletic careers competitively at the next level. The following is a list of Catholic school students throughout the archdiocese who signed …

Staff Report The 2014 Catholic Ministries Appeal (CMA) got underway the weekend of Feb. 22-23, kicking off the annual fund drive that fuels a collection of ministries through the 19 counties of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The upcoming movie “Son of God” should be seen as “a love story,” according to two of its executive producers, the husband-and-wife team of Mark Burnett and Roma Downey.

The following is a closer glance at the Sacrament of Reconciliation in light of the archdiocesan initiative “The Light is ON For You.” All parishes of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will be open from 7-9 p.m. on March 18 to offer confession. Read more about that event here. “Those who …

Press Release Archdiocese of Cincinnati  The Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) has acted on the cases of two priests of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati accused of child abuse, removing Daniel Pater from ministry permanently and restoring Fater David F. Reilly to active ministry.

Staff Report With a detailed explanation of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s “The Light is ON For You” campaign, the famous annual Fish Fry listings, a photo recap of the March for Life and the usual mix of local news and commentary, the March print edition of The Catholic Telegraph will …

Press Release On Sunday, March 9, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will celebrate the Rite of Election and the Call to Continuing Conversion with 946 adults and children seeking entrance into the Roman Catholic Church.