By Gail Finke St. Joseph parish in North Bend is famous for its view of the north bend of the Ohio River. “That’s good if you enjoy the river view – not so good if you are also bound by a street and by homes on the other two sides,” …

Parish teams and Catholic leaders from across the country, including the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, gathered in Atlanta March 13 to 15 to learn how parishes can become healthier. Nearly 1,100 people attended the conference offered by the Denver-based organization, Amazing Parish, and featuring Mass and prayer, team sessions, presentations and …

The new online certification process for catechists announced by Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr in February will launch at the end of June. “Vocare: Called to teach,” will be a blended learning environment combining in-person and online classes. The result of 18 months of strategic re-visioning, it was created in response …

Archbishop Alter High School, Kettering 161 Graduates Continuing education after graduation: 99% Total Scholarship amount offered class*: $17,259,000 Stephen T. Badin High School, Hamilton 133 Graduates Continuing education after graduation: 99% Total Scholarship amount offered class*: $18,000,000 Carroll High School, Dayton 175 Graduates Continuing education after graduation: 97% Total Scholarship …

More than $2 million in Catholic school tuition assistance has been allocated for the coming academic year, funded by benefactors of the historic One Faith, One Hope, One Love campaign conducted in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati by the Catholic Community Foundation. In all, 2,174 offers were extended for elementary and …

As an eighth grader at St. Columban School in Loveland, Kate Sampson faced what she described as the “culture of high school decision making.” “It’s big,” she said. Encouraged by her parents, Jay and Melissa, to “shadow,” Sampson quickly realized Mount Notre Dame was the best fit. It’s where, the …

Every minute, 24 people leave everything behind to flee war, persecution and terror. Most will live the balance of their lives as refugees. More than half of these refugees are children, according to the UN Refugee Agency. “The world is facing its largest refugee crisis since World War II and …

Over-the-Rhine, a dramatic feature film about addiction and forgiveness, set and filmed entirely in Cincinnati, will have its public World Premiere at Memorial Hall in Over-the-Rhine on Tuesday, June 13. The new motion picture, made by St. Michael Movies, previewed recently at ICFF, the largest faith-based film festival in the …

When Faith Breedon was just seven years old, her newborn baby sister, Gabrielle Joy, passed away. It was an experience that shaped both Breedon’s faith and her career goals. The recent Seton grad, whose mother, Crystal, also attended the high school, along with various other female relatives, said, “It was …

The seventh annual Maria Stein Art Show will be held June 24-29 at the Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics, 2291 St. Johns Road in the Gast Gallery (second floor) at the Shrine. The show features original drawings and paintings in various media as well as three dimensional sculptures. …