Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Mary Alberta Bodde dies at age 96
DELHI TOWNSHIP, OHIO – Jan. 3, 2020 – Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Mary Alberta Bodde died Dec. 21, 2019 at the age of 96 in Mother Margaret Hall, the nursing facility of the Sisters of Charity. Sister Mary Alberta was born Charlotte Adelaide Bodde on May 9, 1923 to …
Five Ways for Young Adults to Get Involved in Your Parish (and for Your Parish to Welcome Them)
By Wayne Topp For many young adults, parishes are an enigma. They experience them as young children, and some may have been involved in their high school youth group. Then they went off to college. Half of those involved teenagers stayed engaged in their faith, while others simply “took a …
Being Pro-Life: Mental Illness: It’s More Common Than You Think by Bob Wurzelbacher
Gail and Scott have a son who started exhibiting difficult behaviors by the age of three. As he grew, he showed an assortment of extreme issues such as defiance, agitation, high anxiety and even delusions. Getting him to attend school and do homework became increasingly difficult, and ultimately he was …
Paving the Way for Children With Autism
Photo & story by Susie Bergman Holy Rosary Catholic School in St. Mary’s is a special place. It’s not only, the only, Catholic school in Auglaize County, but it is also the only ABLE (Academic and Behavioral Learning Enrichment) environment between Lima and Dayton. Additionally it’s the only ABLE environment …
Wrestler’s nearly fatal car crash rejuvenated his faith
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Dan Beaudrie By Andrew Butler Dan Beaudrie is a man of faith who beat the odds. Actually, he didn’t just beat them, he crushed them. Both faith and wrestling were important to Beaudrie, a high school student in Cody, Wyoming. He trained his way up and ranked …
Migrants benefit from Mercy Sisters’ ministry of presence
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy The Harvest By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Mercy Sister Rosemary Welsh is a nurse and for the past 44 years she has immersed her ministry in the Latino culture. Through the lives of thousands of migrants from Mexico and Central America as well as Texans of …
Encore: Nevada religious communities unify to magnify the voices of the poor
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Nevadans for the Common Good By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Back in 2017 as hundreds of elderly Nevadans were on a waiting list for the Meals on Wheels program, Natalie Eustice and her friends at Nevadans for the Common Good learned the state was spending just …
Archbishop: Iraqis have ‘big anxiety’ after drone kills Iranian general
IMAGE: CNS photo/Nazanin Tabatabaee, West Asia News Agency via Reuters By Dale Gavlak AMMAN, Jordan (CNS) — Iraqis fear their country, already weary from years of war, may be dragged into a conflict between the United States and Iran, following the U.S.-targeted killing in Baghdad of Iran’s top general, Qassem …
The Xavier University Dementia Care Summit set for March 26, 2020
The Xavier University Dementia Care Summit is designed to bring together care partners, family members, and professionals to spark dialogue around important issues for persons with dementia. Strategies for life satisfaction, meaningful daily activities, social interactions, and independence will be shared. This year’s theme focuses on engaging persons with dementia …
Auxiliary Bishop Richard B. Higgins Retires at 75
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio’s Episcopal Vicar for Veterans Affairs WASHINGTON, DC—The Press Office of the Holy See made public this morning that the Bishop of Rome has accepted the resignation tendered by the Most Reverend Richard B. Higgins who celebrated his 75th birthday on February …
