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Delegation from Catholic Social Action visits Senator Portman’s office on Refugees
The Catholic Social Action Office met with Senator Portman’s staff regarding the current refugee crisis. Connie, of the Senator’s staff, listened to the message and facts were presented by the delegation organized by the Catholic Social Action Office. Regarding the impact of the administration’s recent executive order on refugee resettlement …
St. Patrick, Troy, marks 100th Thanksgiving
Iconic Gothic church finishes year-long celebration of building’s history By Erin Queenan Schurenberg The story begins like a legend. In 1906, a young priest, Father Anthony Mentink, arrived at St. Patrick in Troy on the saint’s feast day for a temporary assignment. He stayed 52 years working until the end, …
La Salle Taps McLaughlin as Next Football Coach
La Salle High School has announced that Pat McLaughlin has accepted the position of head football coach. McLaughlin, who is the President of the Southwest Ohio Football Coaches Association (SWOFCA), comes to La Salle after spending 2016 as the head coach at Princeton High School where he led the Vikings …
CISE presents Faith in Education Awards
Catholic Inner-City Schools Education Fund (CISE) awarded two Faith in Education Awards for 2016, one to the Cincinnati International Wine Festival, and the other to Brian Brockhoff. Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr made the presentations at the annual CISE Campaign kick-off celebration at Great American Ball Park. The award is presented …
MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN TUITION AID APPROVED
More than 1,200 families will be offered Catholic elementary school scholarships next week, thanks to an expenditure exceeding $1 million from a new tuition assistance fund in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The needs-based awards for the 2017-18 academic year are the first in a permanent program funded by the Archdiocese’s …
Peace in our community February 28th event at Xavier University.
A special event at Xavier University’s Cintas Center Feb. 28 will focus on embracing intercultural and racial diversity in our institutions. Louisville Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, former president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), will be the keynote speaker and will give the homily at a Mass celebrated …
“A slice of Heaven” Carroll High School rededicates its St. John the Evangelist Chapel
Carroll High School began a new era in November as dozens of alumni, faculty and staff members, students, and friends of the school gathered for the rededication of St. John the Evangelist Chapel. Bishop Joseph R. Binzer led the congregation through the chapel doors in a solemn procession to begin …
Carey: Office to focus on young adults
By Eileen Connelly, OSU Just after the start of the new year, Luke Carey found himself deep in prayer as he discerned the direction his ministry will take. Carey, the former associate director of the archdiocesan Office for the New evangelization, has been named director of the Office for Young …
Dunlap: Learning to see sports as ministry
By Gail Finke When he looked for young people to work with, Rod Dunlap found that a lot of them didn’t spend much time in church. The former youth and young adult minister for St. John the Baptist Church, Dry Ridge, found them playing sports. “The numbers increase every year,” …
Regional Catholic Men’s Conference features Anthony Munoz and Popular Catholic Speaker
By Gail Finke Cincinnati sports icon and philanthropist Anthony Munoz will headline the 2nd annual E6 Catholic Men’s Conference in St. Leon , Ind., on March 4. Less than an hour west of Cincinnati, the event will also feature author and radio host Patrick Madrid and author, speaker, media host, …
