What is the Jerusalem Cross?
By Matthew Bunson National Catholic Register, Nov 19, 2024 / 07:00 am The Associated Press recently claimed that President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, had tattoos supposedly connected with Christian nationalism and even white supremacy. It focused especially on the tattoo of a Jerusalem Cross on …
Hail to You!
Tradition is integral to Catholicism, uniting generations and, through Catholic schools, connecting students, faculty and families. But for years, St. Clement School in Cincinnati lacked one vital symbol of tradition: an alma mater song. Brother Ed Arambasich, OFM, first noticed the school had no alma mater. “I asked several people …
Book Review: Women of the Catholic Imagination
Haley Stewart has put together an invaluable book of essays that every Catholic and serious reader ought to own. Its essays reacquaint us with the life and work of Catholic novelists who ought never be forgotten and whose achievements seem even more unusual and precious now than when they lived. …
Obituary: Deacon Timothy J. Harris
Deacon Timothy J. Harris, a deacon of the Archdiocese, died on November 8, 2024 at the age of 81. Deacon Tim was ordained by Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati on September 26, 1998. He served the Archdiocese as a permanent deacon for twenty-six years. Upon his ordination, …
U.S. Catholic bishops urge immigration reform with ‘fair and humane treatment’
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 14, 2024 / 18:15 pm The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued a statement that urges the American government to reform the immigration system with “fair and humane treatment” of immigrants. “Together, we must speak out on behalf of the ‘huddled masses yearning …
The Saints, Role Models for Being Human and Holy
For the past 40 years whenever I celebrate the sacrament of Confirmation, I regularly take the opportunity to acquaint our young people with the saints. I urged them to choose a patronal saint for their Confirmation name and then to learn about the saints that they had chosen. I do …
The Church and Slavery
I have read that some Catholic religious orders enslaved people. How did the Church respond to slavery? The Church, like most American institutions that existed in the antebellum period (the years in American history after the War of 1812 but before the Civil War in 1861), was a participant in …
Out and About November 2024
1) Angelico Project Art Exhibition Artist Beth Gully enjoyed sharing her artwork, representing Proverbs 3:5-6, in the Gallagher Student Center gallery. Her painting was one of 45 pieces featured in the Third Annual Greater Cincinnati Angelico Project Juried Art Exhibition. 2) Retreat for the Deaf Community Over 60 people attended …
Little Flower
A rose garden at “Little Flower Church” in Mt. Airy was once famous around the country as “The Shrine of the Little Flower.” The garden at the northwest side of the old church is still dedicated to the Little Flower Rose Garden Society. 1926 Chapel established at corner of North …
