3 Swiss Guards resign over Vatican vaccine mandate

by Courtney Mares Vatican City, Oct 5, 2021 / 08:00 am Three Swiss Guards have quit after refusing to comply with the Vatican’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement and three other guards have been suspended until they are fully vaccinated. The Pontifical Swiss Guard, charged with protecting the pope, has required all …
A Sense of Belonging

by Patricia McGeever Alan Millhouse has all the interests of a typical teenager. He plays second base on his baseball team. He plays basketball, soccer and the drums. Math is his favorite subject. He has a girlfriend, loves XBOX, and is starting his sophomore in high school. Alan, 17, also …
St. Peregrine Cancer Prayer Service at Maria Stein

St. Peregrine Cancer Prayer Service October 10, 2021 at 4:30pm Please join us as we pray to St. Peregrine for his intercession for all those battling cancer, their care-givers, family and friends. The service will include relic veneration, testimony and scripture. The service will take place in the Adoration Chapel. …
Moving Forward After Miscarriage

I remember seeing the small plus sign on my pregnancy test, and a smile spread across my face. Stepping out into the buzzing activity of our home, I held up the test for Andrew to see. He was late on his way out the door to an evening meeting and …
5 Angelic Prayers Everyone Should Know

by Alejandro Bermudez Denver Newsroom, Oct 2, 2021 / 00:30 am Oct. 2 is the feast day of the guardian angels, just three days after the feast of the archangels. These liturgical days provide a great reason to refresh your devotion to the angelic beings that surround us at every …
Judge: Newark archdiocese can be held liable for McCarrick’s misconduct

by Jonah McKeown Newark, N.J., Oct 1, 2021 / 15:44 pm A New Jersey federal judge ruled this week that the Archdiocese of Newark can be held financially responsible for the abuse committed by Theodore McCarrick, a disgraced former cardinal, according to one media report. According to a report from …
Who Do You See in the mirror?

“Mom, I love you. You know what I love about you? I love that your arm is so squishy and soft to lay on.” So spoke my six-year-old daughter as she snuggled up next to me in bed. The pattern of my thoughts at her words went something like this: …
Who’s in Hell?

Question of Faith: If saints are known to be in heaven, are there particular souls known to be in hell? The Church does not judge whether certain souls are in hell. Such judgment is for God alone. Even those individuals who appear to have lived contrary to Christ’s teachings may …
October 2: The Guardian Angels

“For he hath given his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.” – Psalm 90:11 The truth that each and every human soul has a Guardian Angel who protects us from both spiritual and physical evil has been shown throughout the Old Testament, and is made …
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL, GCL SOUTH & SKYLINE CHILI TO HELP ‘TACKLE HUNGER’ DURING RIVALRY GAMES

CINCINNATI, September 30, 2021 – St. Vincent de Paul, the Greater Catholic League (GCL) South Division and Skyline Chili are teaming up to help tackle hunger in Greater Cincinnati through two food drives, happening at rivalry football games over the next two weekends. Non-perishable food items will be collected during …