Taking the time to wait for God
By Jeanne Hunt How are you about waiting? You are in the grocery store line with a gallon of ice cream and the person in front of you has 30 coupons; road crew is placing cones down the road, and traffic is backed up for a mile; you have an …
A picture says a thousand words: Holy Name Procession
Holy Name Procession through Over The Rhine, October 2016.
Cardinal Dolan urges stronger effort to stop physician-assisted suicide
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By WASHINGTON (CNS) — The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities has called for increased efforts and “renewed vigor” to stop legalized physician-assisted suicide after the practice was approved by voters in Colorado and the District of Columbia City Council. Cardinal Timothy M. …
St. Thomas More’s hair shirt now enshrined for public veneration
IMAGE: CNS photo/Luke Michael Davies, courtesy Buckfast Abbey Media Studios By Simon Caldwell BUCKFAST, England (CNS) — The hair shirt worn by St. Thomas More as he contemplated a martyr’s death in the Tower of London has been enshrined for public veneration. The folded garment made from goat’s hair was …
Society’s chef stays cool as cucumber turning out 4,500 meals daily
IMAGE: CNS/Nancy Wiechec By Nancy Wiechec PHOENIX (CNS) — Chris Hoffman is cooking for 4,500 guests this holiday season, yet he’s cool as a cucumber. “It should go well,” he said. “We did it last year and it went very smoothly.” The confident executive chef runs the sprawling kitchen of …
Everyday Evangelist: Beach leads faith formation programs for Latino community
In October, 37 members of the Latino community were recognized at St. Julie Billiart Parish in Hamilton for completing a program called Echoes of Faith. The program is a new initiative launched in large part by Dina Beach, of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s Office of Evangelization and Discipleship, who is …
Chicago cardinal seals new relationship with Rome’s island parish
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Joyce Duriga ROME (CNS) — The day after Pope Francis inducted him into the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago took possession of his titular church in Rome, the Basilica of St. Bartholomew on Tiber Island. Cardinals are symbolically priests of the Diocese …
Catholic Charities recognizes Champions of Mercy
Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio celebrated its centennial anniversary in October by recognizing 100 Champions of Mercy at a banquet held at Cintas Center on the Xavier University campus. More than 500 people of all faiths and ages attended the awards dinner. The celebration honored people from all walks of life. …
Pope extends special Year of Mercy provisions on confession
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Acknowledging and sharing God’s mercy is a permanent part of the Christian life, so initiatives undertaken during the special Year of Mercy must continue, Pope Francis said. “Mercy cannot become a mere parenthesis in the life of the church,” the …
Year of Mercy affirmed dignity, sacredness of human life, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/L’Osservatore Romano By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Visiting young women rescued from forced prostitution and meeting with a mother inconsolable over the loss of one of her newborn triplets are images from the Year of Mercy that Pope Francis said remain impressed on his heart. Reviewing the …