On May 20th, 1521, a fiery young man named Íñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola—better known to us as St. Ignatius of Loyola—was injured in a battle at Pamplona in Spain. In the long months of bedrest and boredom during his convalescence, Ignatius either daydreamed about great romances and adventures …

Bands Build Community at Catholic Schools by Bonny Van Nothing heralds the change of seasons from summer to fall like the rat-a-tat-tat of snare drums in a high school marching band. “The first football game always feels electric,” said Carl Soucek, band director for 23 years at Carroll High School …

Christ Our Light Family of Parishes gathered on Sunday for a “Firefighters & First Responders Thank You” event, honoring those who helped during the recent fire at St. John the Baptist Church. Originally planned as an outdoor prayer service across the street from the damaged church, heavy rain and storms moved the …

Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati have always been places where students grow closer to God. Recently, there has been an uptick in their non-Catholic students choosing to become Catholic. One such student is new catechumen Emma Schmeig , a junior at Mount Notre Dame High School, who was …

Ellen Marie Doyle, OSU, age 76, of Milford, OH, passed away peacefully on July 18, 2025, at Mt. Notre Dame Health Center.  Ellen was born in Warroad, MN, the first born of the late Mary Catherine Hale and Charles Wesley Doyle.  She entered the Ursulines of Brown County in 1967 …

Christ our Light Family of Parishes cordially invites members of the media to attend “Firemen & First Responders Thank You”, a special event taking place on Sunday, July 27, at St. John the Baptist Church, located at 8533 State Route 119, Maria Stein, Ohio. This gathering will include a prayer …

Thanks to everyone who stepped up to help us Strike Out Hunger at Great American Ballpark! Your generosity is already making a difference for families facing summer hunger. But it’s not over yet…we are heading into extra innings to Strike Out Hunger! Join St. Vincent de Paul Cincinnati at Oakley Kroger (4613 Marburg …

August begins the annual ritual of children dragging their parents to the shopping mall for new clothes, backpacks and sneakers, in preparation for their return to classrooms, playgrounds and athletics fields. The nervous anticipation of going “back to school” is as common to the American experience of growing up as …

Cincinnati Reds’ pitcher, Brent Suter, drew great fanfare when he returned to his hometown after playing for the Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Rockies. Currently in his ninth year with Major League Baseball, the Moeller High School and Harvard University grad finds real joy in playing ball with a “great group …

“I consider myself young at heart, insofar as I am rooted in Christ,” said Father Isaiah Callan, Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of Fatima Family of Parishes (OLF) in the Piqua, Troy, Covington, and West Milton communities north of Dayton. To many, his simple joy and depth of faith come …