Visiting missionaries share experiences at area parishes: Meet Philip and Connie Deardorff
The Deardorffs are Cincinnati natives. Philip Deardorff is a retired public school superintendent, and Connie Deardoff currently teaches at Oldenburg Academy. As long-time associates of the Franciscan community, they give mission appeals on behalf of the Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg, Ind. “I came to understand my role in life …
Everyday Evangelist: Ted Bergh
Catholic Charities of Southwestern Ohio CEO takes hands on approach to ministry For two decades, Ted Bergh worked in a business charged with being the community watchdog, reporting the good and bad of a changing society. Today, the former chief financial officer of the Gannett-owned Cincinnati Enquirer, finds himself serving …
House members approve measure to repeal D.C. assisted suicide law
IMAGE: CNS photo/Lawrence Looi, EPA By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — The House Appropriations Committee voted July 13 in favor of an amendment to repeal the District of Columbia’s assisted suicide law. The day before the vote, New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan sent a letter to members of the …
Decline of civil society, community seen as ‘spiritual crisis’ for nation
IMAGE: CNS photo/Michael Reynolds, Reuters By Carolyn Mackenzie WASHINGTON (CNS) — Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, has initiated the Social Capital Project, a research effort that examines the importance of “associational life,” which includes families, religious congregations and other communities. The project found that civil society has declined in America, and …
Religious order welcomes gas pipeline opponents to pray at new ‘chapel’
IMAGE: CNS photo/Mark Clatterbuck, cour By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — As chapels go, the simple structure on property owned by the Adorers of the Blood of Christ congregation in Columbia, Pennsylvania, is not much. It’s more of an arbor, really: four posts and several cross boards built on property …
Cardinal hopes church’s history of survival in Iraq will help its future
IMAGE: CNS photo/Robert Duncan By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — To understand the current situation in Iraq — the evolving and complex conflicts there, and the fear and resilience of its Christians — one has to understand its past, which is often ignored or unknown in the West, said …
Cardinal Schonborn: Church doing best to strengthen families of all types
IMAGE: CNS photo/Liam Burke courtesy Pr By Sarah Mac Donald LIMERICK, Ireland (CNS) — The Catholic Church is doing whatever it can to strengthen the family, including families often considered nontraditional, said Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna, the theologian who reviewed Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the family. “Favoring the …
Saying goodbye to Father Chris Coleman
Church Bells have rung out throughout the centuries marking the passage of time. On some occasions, they ring in joyously. On others, they’re a call to prayer. On a cloudy, humid Friday in Cincinnati, the bells tolled for the passing of a priest, a brother, a friend: Father Chris Coleman. …
Aspiring religious delay entry to pay off debt
IMAGE: CNS photo/Colleen Dulle By Colleen Dulle WASHINGTON (CNS) — For some aspiring priests and religious, the biggest obstacle to pursuing their vocation is student debt. Because many religious orders do not accept members with outstanding debts, 42 percent of individuals discerning religious life in the U.S. are barred from …
Former doctrine chief denies false account of papal meeting
By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The former head of the Vatican’s doctrine office denied reports claiming he was dismissed by Pope Francis due to differences in doctrinal matters. In a story in the German Catholic newspaper Die Tagespost, journalist Guido Horst said Cardinal Gerhard Muller “could not …