For several years, many of us Catholics in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati have been including in Mass a prayer for vocations, written by Archbishop Emeritus Dennis M. Schnurr shortly after his move to Cincinnati. I must confess that, initially, I mildly resisted the general theme of this prayer. This is …

For The Catholic Telegraph November 2025 Online Edition go to https://issuu.com/thecatholictelegraph/docs/the_catholic_telegraph_november_2025 ONLINE TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE NOVEMBER ISSUE Columns Into Your Hands  Living Your Vocation with Joy is a Powerful Witness – Catholic Telegraph ARCHBISHOP ROBERT G. CASEY A Closer Look Vocations and the Catholic Impulse of “Both/And” – …

Next May Eugene (Gene) and Dorothy Richard will celebrate seventy years of marriage. Their love was confirmed over those years by many blessings from God and their family. And for those around them, Gene and Dorothy have been a guiding light on the joys that big families and strong faith …

By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 23, 2025 / 06:00 am Antonia Salzano, the mother of St. Carlo Acutis, who was present with the rest of her family at his canonization on Sept. 7, recently shared what it’s like to be the mother of a saint and offered valuable advice to …

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Oct 22, 2025 / 09:07 am Pope Leo XIV will name St. John Henry Newman a patron saint of Catholic education in a document to be published on Oct. 28 for the 60th anniversary of Gravissimum Educationis, the Second Vatican Council’s declaration on Christian education. The Holy …

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Oct 20, 2025 / 06:00 am As a competitive figure skater growing up, Rachael Popcak Isaac experienced firsthand the pressure that comes with competitive sports. Now as a devout Catholic and a professional counselor she has launched a new program for athletes inspired by St. John …

Little is known about the Blessed Virgin Mary’s parents. Neither Joachim nor his wife, Anne, is mentioned in the Scriptures. They are, however, referenced in extra- Biblical sources like the Protoevangelium of James, a non- canonical text of unknown authorship that originated in the second century. This text is not …

by Mary Farrow Denver, Colo., Oct 30, 2021 / 15:00 pm For years, Cecilia Cunningham and her husband took their children trick-or-treating in their then-suburban Philadelphia neighborhood. “It was the kind of neighborhood outside of Philadelphia where everybody knew each other, and it was a really fun neighborhood thing,” Cunningham …

Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body.” For some time now, we have been walking through Pope John Paul II’s meditations known as Theology of the Body (TOB). Before going on with our reflections, it might be helpful …