Mary Garden: Gail Finke
My Mary garden is in an enclosed bed along the back wall of my garage, and is in full sun. The brick wall makes a nice backdrop but gets too hot for my original plan, which was to grow annual Morning Glories up twine staked to hooks in the wall …
True faith means loving others to the extreme, pope tells Egypt’s Catholics
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz CAIRO (CNS) — The only kind of fanaticism that is acceptable to God is being fanatical about loving and helping others, Pope Francis said on his final day in Egypt. “True faith,” he told Catholics, “makes us more charitable, more merciful, more honest and …
Catholic leaders decry fourth Arkansas execution in eight days
By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — After Arkansas executed its fourth death-row inmate in eight days April 27, Sister Helen Prejean, a longtime opponent of capital punishment, said “future generations will look back upon the events unfolding in Arkansas tonight with horror. The barbarity is overwhelming.” Sister Prejean, a Sister …
Pope, Coptic patriarch honor martyrs, urge unity for peace
By Carol Glatz CAIRO (CNS) — Placing flowers, lighting a candle and praying at the site where dozens of Coptic Orthodox Christians were killed by an Islamic State militant last year, Pope Francis and Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II paid homage to those who were killed for their faith. Pope …
Unmask violence posing as holy, pope tells religious leaders in Egypt
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz CAIRO (CNS) — Calling his visit to Egypt a journey of “unity and fraternity,” Pope Francis launched a powerful call to the nation’s religious leaders to expose violence masquerading as holy and condemn religiously inspired hatred as an idolatrous caricature of God. “Peace alone, …
A picture says a thousand words: Seton High School Shows Support
Seton High School wore Seton green and purple today to show their support and prayers for McKenzie Custer ’17 and her brother Ryan Custer (Elder ’16). Ryan Custer was injured in April in Oxford Ohio. He’s a freshman at Wright State University.
Mary Garden: Rita Heikenfeld
Syndicated columnist Rita Nader Heikenfeld is the author of several cookbooks, and writes a weekly cooking column and blog (AboutEating.com) for Greater Cincinnati Community Press newspapers. An adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati, a Certified Culinary Professional and Certified Modern Herbalist, the Culinary Professional for Jungle Jim’s Eastgate, and …
Su Casa’s Annual Banquet honors Fr. Joe Nelson and Margaret Singer
Founding leaders Franciscan Father Joe Nelson OFM and Margaret Singer were honored with the Legacy Award at the Su Casa Hispanic Center of Cincinnati marked the 20th anniversary of its founding April 27 at its annual banquet at the Cintas Center, Xavier University. Pictured is Father Nelson acknowledging the many …
Cardinal Dolan slams DNC pledge to support only pro-abortion candidates
By WASHINGTON (CNS) — New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan described the recent pledge from the Democratic National Committee’s chair to support only pro-abortion candidates “disturbing” and “intolerant.” The cardinal, who is chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, urged members of the Democratic party …
Church needs missionaries, not ‘clericalized’ laity, pope says
By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic Church needs laypeople with a missionary spirit, which means Catholics do not have to try to force members into a vocation that is the Holy Spirit’s to give, Pope Francis said. The temptation to impose a vocation on laypeople as …