A New Charisma for the New Year

As a new year dawns, most of us consider resolutions for living, thinking and feeling better. We can capitalize on the waking up of the world that typically occurs around this time. But, since improvement requires taking a hard look at where we fail, it’s easy to get discouraged and …
Pro-life advocate Mark Houck, who was arrested in FBI raid, to stand trial next week

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Jan 17, 2023 / 11:36 am Mark Houck, the pro-life father of seven arrested by the FBI early in the morning at his Pennsylvania home last September will stand trial on Jan. 24 in the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia. The case garnered national interest amid …
The Wounds of Sin

In our last two reflections, we explored the nature of the sin that occurred at the beginning of human history, when Satan tempted our first parents to mistrust their Creator and seek to supplant Him. Being deceived, they grasped at divinity, thinking they could determine right from wrong and become …
U.S. Catholic bishops observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day

by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 16, 2023 / 08:00 am The president of the U.S. Catholic bishops is remembering Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. while observing the federal holiday on Monday, Jan. 16. “Today, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have celebrated his 94th birthday, we reflect …
Filming of ‘The Passion of the Christ’ sequel set to begin this spring

by Francesca Pollio Fenton Denver, Colo., Jan 15, 2023 / 10:00 am The highly anticipated sequel to “The Passion of the Christ” is set to begin filming this spring. The film, “The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection,” will focus on the days immediately following Christ’s crucifixion. Actor, director, and producer …
A Gentle Place to Learn

by Kary Ellen Berger Feels like heaven.” “A gentle place.” “It feels like you are right there with God.” That is how children at The Good Shepherd Catholic Montessori School (GSCM) in Madisonville describe what they feel while in their school’s Atrium. Founded in 1998 by Dan Teller, GSCM is …
CINCINNATI BENGALS ROARED INTO DEPAUL CRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOL

Cincinnati Bengals players and Who Dey the mascot roared into DePaul Cristo Rey High School on Tuesday, November 15. They visited classrooms, posed for photos with students, signed autographs, and even posed for photos with some of the animals in the science lab. Before leaving, they stopped in the Bruin …
St. Ursula Villa Names New President

CINCINNATI – January 8, 2023 – St. Ursula Villa is pleased to announce that Jody Sedler has been selected as the new President of the school. She has been filling in as interim President since July 2022. St. Ursula Villa’s Board of Trustees led an extensive search yielding numerous highly …
Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King

This weekend we celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King. King is remembered as the most visible leader of the civil rights movement, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, and as the founding president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. But he was first …
What the pope said when Martin Luther King was killed

Memphis, Tenn., Jan 20, 2020 / 11:35 am MT (CNA).- On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr., was fatally shot outside his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. King is remembered as the most visible leader of the civil rights movement, for which he was awarded the …