By Terrance Callan Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; 1 Corinthians 12:12-30; Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 Promise and fulfillment is a prominent theme of the Bible. The Bible is filled with promises God made to people. It is also filled with descriptions of how God has kept many of those …

By Greg Hartman The time we spend at Mass equals 2.375 full days, which doesn’t even register as a full one percent of the year. It’s easy to get caught up in our daily anxieties and sometimes it’s difficult to focus in that short period. We can drift through Mass …

By Father Kyle Schnippel  As we move through the Christmas season and prepare to re-enter Ordinary Time, the miraculous events that we have celebrated over these last few years continue to be fodder in my own prayer life. Specifically, I continue to be struck by the image of the Virgin …

By Steve Trosley We begin a 2013 as I mark the completion of my first year as editor of The Catholic Telegraph and my first year as a resident of the greater Cincinnati area. The year ahead looks challenging, and if I had a crystal ball on my desk, I’d …

Fourth Sunday of Advent: Micah 5:1-4; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45 By Father Timothy P. Schehr The Gospel for this last Advent Sunday brings us very close to the birth of Lord.

By Deaon Royce Winters, Director “After Jesus’ birth wise men from the east arrived in Jerusalem…When they entered the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary. They bowed down and worshiped him…After they left, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream. The angel said to him, “Get …

By Greg Hartman Last month I discussed meeting Christ in the Eucharist and the meaning of evangelization. I touched on transformation. Many times we have read about the Transfiguration in Scripture. There’s a part of me that has wanted to walk up that mountain and be transfigured, or have that …

By Steve Trosley Mom was certain the world was soon to end.

By Father Earl Fernandes “Are you a faithful citizen?” was a headline on the front page of recent Catholic Telegraph.

By Mike Daley Though we know better, it seems to happen every presidential election cycle.