Class of 2017 at Chaminade Julienne Celebrates Commencement
Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School in Dayton Ohio, graduated 150 students from the Class of 2017 on Monday, May 22 at 7 p.m. at the University of Dayton arena. 138 students had reported that they were going to a college or university next school year. Additionally, two students will enter their …
Bishops: Senate health care bill must respect life, be ‘truly affordable’
By WASHINGTON (CNS) — Members of the U.S. Senate “have a grave obligation” to make sure their health care reform bill respects life, provides access to adequate health care “for all” and is “truly affordable,” the chairmen of four U.S. bishops’ committees said in a letter to senators released June …
A Jesuit chaplain shepherds Congress’ divided flock
IMAGE: CNS photo/Rhina Guidos By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — In his youth, Jesuit Father Patrick J. Conroy pictured himself as a lawyer and a senator, working in the deep recesses of Washington’s U.S. Capitol building. In a way, he’s doing just that but not in the way he imagined. …
As school year ends, pope tells students: Don’t fear goodbyes, unknown
IMAGE: CNS photo/Max Rossi, Reuters By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Life is a long series of hellos and goodbyes, so don’t be afraid to let go of the past; remember old friends, but keep moving and be open to the new, Pope Francis told students as the school …
U.S. Bishops Chairman Regrets the President’s Withdrawal From The Paris Agreement
June 1, 2017 WASHINGTON—President Donald J. Trump announced today that the United States will not honor the Paris agreement on climate change. The United States and China, the two largest carbon emitters, and 195 other nations, signed the agreement that was ratified in November 2016. The Paris agreement establishes that …
Bob Wurzelbacher heads respect life office; Varied background prepares him for post supporting human lives
The journey that brought Bob Wurzelbacher from his Cincinnati parish home to director of the Archdiocesan Office for Respect Life ministries did not prepare him for his first challenge in the office. “I had not yet officially started in my position, but messages were being left on the phone in …
Safeguarding creation is religious obligation, Vatican officials say
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians and Muslims, believers in one God, have an obligation to safeguard the world God created, said the Vatican’s annual message to Muslims for the end of Ramadan. “Our vocation to be guardians of God’s handiwork is not optional, nor is it tangential …
Service, faith, academics, activities: Meet Chaminade Julienne Graduate Clarence Reed III
Clarence Reed III said his mother, Tamika Alexander, has always believed in the value of education, sending him to Corpus Christ and Mary Queen of Peace schools in Dayton. When it came time for high school, Chaminade Julienne (CJ) seemed the natural choice, given Reed’s sister, Jarnai, a 2013 graduate, …
Fr. Endres A Question of Faith: Eye has not seen: Heaven an unending experience of God
Q: I have been told that heaven will be a place of complete joy with no pain, anxiety or sense of loss. Knowing that all of my family and friends might not attain heaven, how will I (presuming I am in heaven) not feel a sense of loss knowing that …
Marian Covenant of Love
In April, Catholics from the northern parts of the archdiocese entered the Covenant of Love with Our Mother, Thrice Admirable Queen and Victress of Schoenstatt at a special Mass held at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish McCartyville.
