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Greg Hartman
Attention young Men! You’re Invited to The Annual Andrew Dinners!
Join the Director of Vocations, Fr. Michael Willig for an evening of food, fellowship, and exploration of God’s call. The Andrew Dinners offer high school- and college-aged men a chance to share a meal with priests while learning about discernment, seminary life and the priesthood. These events are open to …
A woman ahead of her time
By Sister Constance Veit, lsp For many years, our religious community was best known in the United States as half of a college sports parody comparing the worst teams to the Little Sisters of the Poor. Since 2013, we have been in the limelight for a completely different reason as …
Pope Leo: We are with the young people of Gaza, Ukraine and war-torn lands
At the conclusion of the closing Mass for the Jubilee of Youth, Pope Leo remembers young people suffering “the most serious evils” caused by other human beings, mentioning specifically war-torn Gaza, Ukraine, and “every land bloodied by war.” Vatican News Just before the conclusion of the closing Mass for the …
The Redemption of the Body
Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body.” As I have previously discussed, Pope St. John Paul II structured his meditations on the human person in Theology of the Body as a triptych—a threefold vision of “original man,” “historical …
Strike Out Hunger
JOIN US AT THE BALLPARK ON JULY 11 & 12 TO STRIKE OUT HUNGER! Reds fans, it’s time to step up to the plate and Strike Out Hunger. Join St. Vincent de Paul at Great American Ballpark on Friday, July 11 and Saturday, July 12. Bring a minimum of three nonperishable food items and …
A letter from the ‘Interim’ Editor
In key moments throughout my life, the Lord has not been subtle. For example, God called me in 2019 away from my job at a local network news affiliate to work for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. I did not seek the job, but it clearly seemed the next step for …
New Mexico diocese uses classic cars to drive vocations and evangelization
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, May 17, 2025 / 06:00 am In 2015, Father Matthew Keller, a priest in the Diocese of Gallup, New Mexico, restored a 1972 Chevelle SS and raffled it off with all proceeds going to the education of the diocese’s seminarians. The American-made muscle car brought …
‘I wanted so much to come here’: Pope Leo visits Marian shrine outside of Rome
By Daniel Payne CNA Deutsch, May 10, 2025 / 13:42 pm Pope Leo XIV on Saturday visited and prayed at a Marian shrine outside of Rome, greeting the community there and urging them to “be faithful to the Mother.” The Holy Father visited the Shrine of the Mother of Good Counsel …
Pope Leo XIV shares vision for papacy in age of artificial intelligence
By AC Wimmer Rome Newsroom, May 10, 2025 / 08:15 am Pope Leo XIV met with the College of Cardinals Saturday morning for his first official address since his election, outlining key priorities for his pontificate in the age of artificial intelligence, while emphasizing continuity with his predecessors and commitment to …
En Tus Manos
Un amigo mío comenzó a discernir el sacerdocio poco después de su Primera Comunión. Desde los ocho años soñaba con el día en que pudiera ser sacerdote y celebrar la Misa. Ese no era yo. No consideré la vocación al sacerdocio hasta el final de mi tercer año en la …
