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STRIKE OUT HUNGER: EXTRA INNINGS AT OAKLEY KROGER ON JULY 26

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 …
Back to School Should be a Time of Joy, Not Fear

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 …
Brent Suter: Earth MVP

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 …
Finding Joy in Parish Life

“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 …
Is God a Sports Fan?

By and large, men and women love sports. Okay, maybe not everyone and perhaps not all sports, but throughout history, sports have been a beloved part of human life. Why? If you closely examine the fundamental elements of sport, you’ll see it closely aligns with some of the human heart’s …
Job Opening Communications Director

COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR Position Summary: Lead and coordinate all communications, including external, digital, print and social media, in support of the mission and ministry of the Ohio Province of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. The Communications team is responsible to convey a …
Job Opening Director of Mission Advancement

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF MISSION ADVANCEMENT FOR SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR Position Summary: Support the mission of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur through the discovery, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of annual gifts, major gifts and planned gifts. Reporting to the Director of Mission Advancement, the Associate Director …
House of the Lord: Our Lady of the Rosary

ORIGNS The original church was built in 1888 for a German-speaking congregation at a cost of $18,000. The first Mass was offered on Christmas day by Father John B. Frohmiller. Our Lady of the Rosary School opened the following year with just two classrooms. The wooden Stations of the Cross …
Still Blooming

Remaining young at heart is not about turning back the clock—it’s about turning toward God with open hands and a grateful spirit. It’s the joyful awe of God’s creation, the lightness that comes from deep trust and the ability to laugh even when the memory fades or the knees ache. …
Book Review: Early Church Fathers Collection

Have you heard of Polycarp, Justin, Tertullian, and Irenaeus? Although not exactly household names, they should be: they are among the early Church Fathers, who lived directly after the apostolic age. After the apostles, they are the first witnesses to the Christian faith. As St. Irenaeus said, they had “seen …