Out and About in the Archdiocese September 2023

1) Associates Minister with Sisters In September, the Associates of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati will commemorate their 50th anniversary. Associates volunteer with sponsored ministries of the Sisters of Charity Community. Some work in parishes, schools and hospitals. Others are the caretakers of their families where they bring the …
Domestica: Helping Build Your Home Church

At the end of each Mass, Catholics are sent out, sustained and prepared by the Liturgy to “Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord,” or “Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.” Partaking of the Eucharist is just the start of our work to build the Kingdom …
September 8: The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Catholic Church celebrates today the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary on its traditional fixed date of September 8, nine months after the December 8 celebration of her Immaculate Conception as the child of Saints Joachim and Anne. The circumstances of the Virgin Mary’s infancy and early life are …
Saint Ursula Academy Welcomes Kathy Restle as Principal

Cincinnati, Ohio, September 7, 2023– Saint Ursula Academy is excited to introduce Kathy Restle as SUA’s new Principal. A search committee unanimously selected Mrs. Restle, who assumed her new role on August 1, 2023. Kathy Restle comes with more than 23 years of experience in education and high school administration …
Your Parish Needs a Discipleship Pathway

Have you ever tried getting somewhere new without a map? Before Google Maps, when you needed directions, you either traced the route on a printed map, or you asked for directions. Even today, if your phone dies, you run out of data or you’re outside cell service, you have to …
Why did dozens of religious sisters show up at this rural Michigan ice cream stand?

By Martin Barillas Detroit, Mich., Sep 6, 2023 / 08:30 am For some people, a refreshing ice cream treat on a scorching summer day is like a taste of heaven. All the more so perhaps if it’s in the company of dozens of joyful Catholic nuns. On Aug. 16, Merrill Dairy …
NFL kicker Harrison Butker and Notre Dame to reward innovative use of Church property

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Sep 5, 2023 / 12:06 pm Super Bowl champion Harrison Butker is teaming up with the University of Notre Dame to offer a $10,000 award for the innovative use of Catholic Church property in light of societal and demographic change. In partnership with Notre Dame’s Church …
Jimmy Buffett: more Catholic than you think?

By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Sep 6, 2023 / 07:45 am Jimmy Buffett, for years an iconic purveyor of beach-themed soft rock, died Friday, Sept. 1, after living with Merkel cell skin cancer for four years. He was 76. The “Margaritaville” singer was raised Catholic, though he did not — …
The School of Faith

The Holy Family School of Faith was created a bit by accident and a lot by Providence. It came about after founders Dr. Mike Scherschligt and Troy Hinkel taught classes about Catholicism at Kansas University. “The classes were wildly popular, so popular in fact that parents of students were driving …
Random Acts of Kindness

by Patricia McGeever “Mr. Rogers has always been one of my heroes,” said Bonecutter. “His whole message was spreading love and kindness throughout the world.” 143 was Mr. Rogers’ code for the phrase “I love you,” each numeral being the number of letters in each word of the phrase. Bonecutter’s …