Priest Personnel Assignments June 2021
Effective June 7, 2021 • Father David Kobak, OFM, Parochial Vicar of St. Therese Little Flower, Cincinnati. Effective June 29, 2021 • Father Kyle Schnippel, Pastor of St. Peter, Huber Heights, Our Lady of the Rosary, and Holy Cross, Dayton. Effective July 1, 2021 • Bishop Joseph Binzer, Pastor of …
Bishops must address Biden’s policies that contradict Church teaching, theologians say
by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Jun 15, 2021 / 15:35 pm President Joe Biden has advanced policies contrary to Church teaching on life, marriage, and sexuality – and bishops have a duty to address this contradiction, theologians said this week. Regarding the legitimacy of political opinions in a democracy, “Catholics …
Wealthy donors pour millions into anti-religious freedom efforts, as Catholic adoption agency ruling looms
by Kevin J. Jones Denver Newsroom, Jun 16, 2021 / 03:01 am Grant listings from wealthy philanthropies and strategic political donor networks show that millions of dollars continue to pour into advocacy groups and other NGOs opposed to broad religious freedom protections. The funding comes as the Supreme Court is …
June 16: St. John Francis Regis
On June 16 the Catholic Church celebrates the memory of Saint John Francis Regis, a 17th-century French Jesuit known for his zealous missionary efforts and his care for the poor and marginalized. In a 1997 letter to the Bishop of Viviers, Pope St. John Paul II commemorated the fourth centenary …
Obituary: Fr. Timothy Bunch
Reverend Timothy S. Bunch died on Monday, June 14, 2021, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born on September 9, 1952, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He received his B.A. in Philosophy from St. Gregory Seminary in 1975 and his M.Div. in Theology from Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West, Norwood, in …
A Question of Faith: Who’s buried in Purcell’s Tomb
Where is Archbishop Purcell buried? I have heard that he might not have been buried in the grave bearing his name. There is an old riddle: “Who’s buried in Grant’s tomb?” The answer could be “no one” (since his body, strictly speaking, remains entombed above ground in a mausoleum). We …
St Michael Parish Breathes New Life Into Community
At a time when Mass attendance all over the world is down due to the pandemic, St. Michael Parish in Fort Loramie has drawn people back to church and infused new life into its community. The secret: modifications to its worship space and offering parishioners a piece of the church’s …
Update: Meeting between Pope Francis and President Biden did not happen
by CNA Staff Vatican City, Jun 14, 2021 / 16:55 pm In a story June 14, 2021, about Joe Biden and Pope Francis, the Catholic News Agency, based on information provided by a source, erroneously reported that the U.S. President would meet with the pope on June 15. According to …
Poll: Regular Mass attendees say politicians who oppose Church teaching on grave matters ‘create confusion’
by Kate Scanlon Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 15, 2021 / 06:05 am A poll by a Catholic advocacy group released on Tuesday found that, among Catholics who attend Mass regularly, the vast majority say that Catholic politicians who take policy positions contrary to Church teaching “create confusion” among the faithful. …
June 15: St. Germaine Cousin
June 15 is the feast day of St. Germaine Cousin, a simple and pious young girl who lived in Pibrac, France in the late 1500s. Germaine was born in 1579 to poor parents. Her father was a farmer, and her mother died when she was still an infant. She was …
