2016 Cincinnati Catholic Schools Week Mass fills cathedral [Photos]
The Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains was full of students and teachers singing in praise to the Lord Tuesday morning for the 2016 Catholic Schools Week Mass for Cincinnati-area schools. Archbishop of Cincinnati Dennis M. Schnurr was the celebrant. Susan Gibbons, interim superintendent of Catholic schools, led the call to …
Fish Fry Guide 2016 now available online
Lent is a season of penance and fasting as Christians everywhere await the resurrection of the Lord at Easter. For Catholics, it also means a hearty dose of fellowship in the form of the parish Fish Fry. This year 93 parishes, schools or institutions submitted information for our 2016 online Fish Fry …
40 Days for Life spring campaign kicks off Feb. 6
This Saturday, Feb. 6, the 40 Days for Life spring campaign will kick off in Cincinnati. The campaign runs officially from Ash Wednesday (Feb. 10) to Palm Sunday (March 20). Speakers at Saturday’s kickoff event will include Henry Flowers IV, the new director of the Life Issues Institute’s Protecting Black …
Mission dioceses minister to Catholics scattered over great distances
IMAGE: Nancy Wiechec By Chaz Muth WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic missionaries played a large role in bringing European values and religion to North America in the 18th century. The role of the Franciscans, Jesuits, Dominicans and other Catholic religious orders was to set up missions that became economic, political and …
Vocations crisis needs prayer, not despair or lax admissions, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Respond to the crisis of vocations with intensified prayer, not despair or a lax admissions process, Pope Francis told women and men religious. He said he is tempted to lose hope, too, asking God, “What is happening? Why is the …
Father Stanley H. Neiheisel dead at 81
Father Stanley H. Neiheisel passed away on Friday, January 29. He was born on March 5, 1934, in Cincinnati. He did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary and studied theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West. Fr. Neiheisel also received a Master’s degree in Education from Xavier University. …
Catholic schools are vital part of church’s mission, Archbishop Lucas says
National Catholic Schools Week 2016 will be celebrated across the United States Jan. 31- Feb. 6 with the theme “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.” “Catholic schools are a vital aspect of the church’s mission to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ and so an important aspect of …
CSW: Archbishop Schnurr takes questions from Catholic high school students
Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr spent more than an hour taking questions from high school students throughout the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Monday to kick off Catholic Schools Week 2016. Students from all Archdiocese of Cincinnati high had the opportunity to participate in the teleconference, which was broadcast this year from Lehman Catholic High …
Past year was time of transition, progress for Catholic schools
The Catholic Schools Office of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati has undergone significant change in the past year. In August, former Superintendent Jim Rigg announced he was stepping down in October to take the top job with the Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic schools. Less than two weeks later, Assistant Superintendent and …
Sister Mary Immaculate Mendoza
A Mass of Christian Burial for Franciscan Sister of the Poor Mary Immaculate Mendoza was celebrated Jan. 12 at St. Clare Convent Chapel in Cincinnati. Sister Mary Immaculate, 86, died on Jan. 9. During her 57 years as a Franciscan Sister of the Poor, she served the poor in social …