Welcome Blink Visitors!

Welcome Blink Visitors BLINK® spans 30+ city blocks from Findlay Market in Cincinnati to Covington and Newport in Northern Kentucky. Below outlines the neighborhood zones, providing an overview of the streets, alleys, buildings and landmarks set to be transformed from October 17th-20th. Hours are 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. The …
Celebrating Life with Mary & Elizabeth

In a visually saturated world, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and become desensitized to beauty. Visio Divina, Latin for “divine seeing,” encourages us to slow down and engage in visual contemplation, using art as a profound tool for connecting with the Divine. A Guide to Visio Divina Begin by making …
Prayer for Protection during a Hurricane

O God, Master of this passing world, hear the humble voices of your children. The Sea of Galilee obeyed Your order and returned to its former quietude. You are still the Master of land and sea. We live in the shadow of a danger over which we have no control; …
The rosary: common myths and facts

By Edie Heipel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 7, 2024 / 04:00 am October is designated by the Catholic Church as the Month of the Rosary and Oct. 7 is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Here are seven common myths and facts about this devotion to Our Lady. 1. …
Out and About for October 2024

1) Hispanic Charismatic Renewal The Catholic Charismatic Renewal of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati hosted a healing congress alongside the archdiocesan Hispanic Evangelization office. More than 1,500 people participated on Aug. 10 at the Sharonville Convention Center. The event featured Father Robert Rodríguez from Colombia and the Alfareros music ministry from …
U.S. bishops invite faithful to pray mental health novena

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Oct 6, 2024 / 06:00 am The U.S. bishops announced the second annual novena for mental health as part of a national campaign to promote mental health. Launched in 2023, the National Catholic Mental Health Campaign aimed to address mental illness around the message that “everyone …
Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including archbishops of Tehran and Toronto

By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Oct 6, 2024 / 07:41 am Pope Francis announced on Sunday that he will create 21 new cardinals, including the archbishops of Tehran, Tokyo, and Toronto, at a consistory on Dec. 8. The 87-year-old pope made the announcement from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square after …
Pro-life advocates bear witness at Ohio March for Life in Columbus

By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Oct 4, 2024 / 17:55 pm Crowds of people gathered in downtown Columbus, Ohio, today for the Ohio March for Life, the first such gathering to be held in the state since Ohio voters approved a sweeping constitutional amendment to expand abortion. Photos and videos posted on social …
Tennessee bishop on Hurricane Helene devastation: ‘Many have lost homes’

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Oct 4, 2024 / 09:30 am Bishop Mark Beckman of the Diocese of Knoxville in eastern Tennessee — an area heavily impacted by the recent Hurricane Helene — said in an interview with “EWTN News Nightly” this week that the storm’s “devastation” has led to mounting …
What to do about Halloween? Catholic moms – and an exorcist – weigh in

by Mary Farrow Denver, Colo., Oct 30, 2021 / 15:00 pm For years, Cecilia Cunningham and her husband took their children trick-or-treating in their then-suburban Philadelphia neighborhood. “It was the kind of neighborhood outside of Philadelphia where everybody knew each other, and it was a really fun neighborhood thing,” Cunningham …