March 6: Ash Wednesday Invitation to prayer: Come, Holy Spirit. Guide me into and through this holy season of Lent. Reflection: As we celebrate Ash Wednesday and the beginning of our Lenten season, we hear the Lord’s invitation: “Return to me with your whole heart.” God is inviting us deeper …

EWTN TELEVISED HOLY WEEK MASS SCHEDULE Sunday, April 14: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 4 a.m. Solemn Mass of Palm Sunday from Rome with Pope Francis 8 a.m. Palm Sunday with the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word Noon Solemn Mass of Palm Sunday from the Basilica …

The remembrance of the passion, death and resurrection of our Lord is marked with special ceremonies, tradition and faith in other cultures, including those represented in the archdiocese. Lan Vu, a member of Our Lady of Lavang Vietnamese Catholic Community in Cincinnati, said, “We try to do as much as …

Throughout the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper was held on an almost summer evening. In The Catholic Telegraph’s Sacred Spaces video, we look at Ascension Parish in Kettering, and St. Peter in Chains in Cincinnati.

The Office of Tenebrae is a religious service of Western Christianity held during Holy Week, and characterized by gradual extinguishing of candles, and by a “strepitus” or “loud noise” taking place in total darkness near the end of the service.

By Erin Schurenberg For many Catholics, the celebration of the resurrection of our Lord begins with a special breakfast and continues after Mass with a big family dinner. What is served and whether that menu differs yearly seems to vary greatly. Early Christian converts carried over the Jewish tradition of …

Fr. Mike’s words on taking up our crosses may come as a relief to many of us. He rejects the “harder is holier” approach, and reminds us that taking up our crosses is ultimately about having more freedom. Check out the video:

By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph The bright lights of national media rarely focus on Division III college basketball, but on Nov. 2, 116 members of said media were credentialed for a Mount St. Joseph University women’s basketball game. The attention had little to do with the actual contest between …

Why do Catholics wave palms on Palm Sunday, wash each other’s feet on Holy Thursday, or kiss the cross on Good Friday? Check out Busted Halo’s Holy Week in 3 minutes at