Busca al Senor Arzobispo Dennis M. Schnurr
Comenzamos abril con la conmemoración litúrgica de la Pasión, Muerte y Resurrección del Señor. Hay gritos de “Hosanna”, preparativos para la fiesta de Pascua, complots de traición, momentos de intimidad, miedo y soledad. Sólo después de atravesar la oscuridad del Viernes Santo y el silencio del Sábado Santo, experimentamos la …
St. Mary Catholic School in Hillsboro to Close; Preschool Plans to Remain Open
St. Mary Catholic School, operated by St. Mary Catholic Parish in Hillsboro, will close at the end of the current school year, effective July 1, 2023. Most Reverend Dennis M. Schnurr, Archbishop of Cincinnati, accepted a joint recommendation from the parish pastor, the parish council, and Catholic Schools Office of …
Signs of hope and renewal amid the dramatic decline of the Catholic Church in Ireland
By Courtney Mares Loughmourne, Ireland, Mar 17, 2023 / 08:32 am Father Owen Gorman remembers when Masses in Ireland were so crowded on Sundays that people had to sit on the steps outside the church. “I grew up in a time in the 1970s and ’80s when churches were full for …
Called by God from childhood, triplets from Brazil belong to the same religious order
By CNA Staff CNA Newsroom, Mar 16, 2023 / 07:57 am Triplets María Gorete dos Santos, María de Lourdes dos Santos, and María Aparecida dos Santos, 57, are all nuns belonging to the Franciscan Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Born into a Catholic family of 17 siblings in rural …
These 17th-century monks did a beer fast for Lent
By Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Mar 18, 2023 / 04:00 am With the Lenten season underway, Catholics are immersing themselves in 40 days of abstaining from sweets, technology, alcohol, and other luxuries. But did you know that Catholic monks once brewed beer specifically for a liquid-only Lenten fast? Back in the …
Miami University student group hopes to install Plan B ‘morning after pill’ vending machine on campus
By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., Mar 15, 2023 / 15:55 pm Miami University’s student government association has plans to install a “Plan B” emergency contraception vending machine on its Oxford, Ohio, campus in time for the fall semester. Plan B emergency contraception, also known as “the morning-after pill,” is a one-step …
St. Patrick’s Breastplate
I arise today Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, Through belief in the Threeness, Through confession of the Oneness of the Creator of creation. I arise today Through the strength of Christ’s birth with His baptism, Through the strength of His crucifixion with His burial, Through the …
Biden calls bans on transgender treatments for children ‘close to sinful’
By Tyler Arnold Washington D.C., Mar 13, 2023 / 17:05 pm President Joe Biden criticized Florida’s regulation of transgender medical care for children and ban on gender ideology in the classroom, calling the measures “close to sinful.” Biden said in an interview with Daily Show guest host Kal Penn: “What’s going on in …
Aerospace in the Classroom
At St. Gabriel Consolidated School in Glendale, students are busy building rockets, electrical circuits, solar cars and bridges. But they’re not just constructing things, they’re playing and learning as they create; it’s part of the school’s Aerospace/STEM program, supported by the Civil Air Patrol. Coordinator Kate Szczap hopes the initiative …
Judas Fate?
What do we know about Judas? Was he forgiven for betraying Jesus? Do we know if he went to heaven or hell? Judas Iscariot is shown in the Scriptures as the betrayer of Jesus. Even though he walked with Jesus, listened to Him preach, and saw Him heal the sick, …
