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January 2012

January 13, 2011 By Terrance Callan Second Sunday in Ordinary Time: 1 Samuel 3: 3b-10, 19; 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20; John 1: 35-42

January 10, 2012 By Ken Gleason Have you taken a good look at the church lately?

January 10, 2012 By Michael Daley Given the time of year, you may have already put it away. As for me, I have a hard time even getting it out: the Nativity scene.

January 10, 2012 By Father Earl Fernandes “My wife is a saint!” I have heard many men say that, however, when I heard Pietro Molla say it, he was speaking the truth. His wife, Gianna Beretta Molla was canonized in 2004.

January 10, 2012 By Jeanne Hunt The last cheese ball has bit the dust. The stinky, monk cheese (as my children call it) is only a memory. Just the dregs of the raspberry-chocolate liqueur remain. It’s now officially time to declare that the feasting is over, and we wassailers must …

January 10, 2012 By Father Kyle Schnippel As the implementation of the new translation of the Roman Missal neared, I was often asked what affect I thought it would have on vocations to the priesthood and religious life.

January 10, 2012 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. MARYS DEANERY — The journey to the priesthood took Missionary of the Precious Blood Father Joseph Grilliot from his family farm in the northern part of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati to a large, inner-city parish in Los Angeles.

January 10. 2012 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ARCHDIOCESE — Be open and listen to your heart. That’s Sister of Mercy Susan Ruedy’s advice for anyone wondering what God’s dreams for them may be and what ultimately led her to her religious community after pursuing a successful career, falling in love …

January 10, 2012 ST. ANDREW DEANERY — The Knights of Columbus, St. Maximilian Kolbe Council #11355 recently donated a bronze limited edition statue of “Rachel Weeping for Her Children” to the parish. The statue is dedicated to the unborn and to all those who mourn the loss of a child.

January 10, 2012 By Patricia McGeever ARCHDIOCESE — The work Julia Louderback creates in a corner of her basement brings expectant mothers to tears. She crafts together colorful and cozy quilts. Then, she gives every single one of them away.