Today’s Video: Advent explained in 2 Minutes

As the Advent Season is upon us, here is a great educational video in 2 minutes to share with your family and friends: What Advent is really about! Advent Resources For your Free Ultimate Guide to Advent, Click here For the Advent Calendar of Events, Click here For Advent …
Greg Mueller Named Principal of Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School

DAYTON, Ohio – After completing a thorough search process, Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School is pleased to announce Greg Mueller, who was named acting principal earlier this fall, has accepted the role of principal at CJ. “I am humbled and honored to accept the position of principal at Chaminade Julienne …
50 years since White House conference on food, hunger issues remain
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jim West By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Fifty years ago, the White House sponsored a Dec. 2-4 conference on food, nutrition and health designed to set the groundwork for a national nutrition policy and to advise President Richard Nixon on the best ways to eliminate hunger and …
Pope prays for Albania after earthquake leaves dozens dead
IMAGE: CNS photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis led prayers for the people of Albania after the country was struck by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake. "I would like to send my greetings and my closeness to the dear people of Albania who have …
Update: Everyday Heroes: Army officer donates part of liver to save priest’s life
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Knights of Columbus By Andrew Fowler Father Dennis Callan’s health was rapidly declining. His situation was so dire that his dentist refused to even pull a tooth out of fear that the he would bleed to death. The cause? Advanced cirrhosis of the liver. A Divine Word …
Bound by shared grief, staff assists families at natural burial ground
IMAGE: CNS photo/Michael Alexander, Georgia Bulletin By Andrew Nelson CONYERS, Ga. (CNS) — There’s the father who regularly visits his buried son with a bag of doughnuts for the staff. There’s the request by a mother for Honey Creek Woodlands staff to tell her buried child "she still loves him" …
Financial scandal shows Vatican reforms are working, pope tells media
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM JAPAN (CNS) — Questions about Vatican finances, especially those involving a real estate deal in London, are serious, but they also are a sign that reforms begun by Pope Benedict XVI are working, Pope Francis said. "This is …
Pope ends Japan trip with visit to Jesuit university
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media via Reuters By Cindy Wooden TOKYO (CNS) — Pope Francis spent his last morning in Japan at the Jesuit-run Sophia University, celebrating Mass with his Jesuit confreres, visiting aged members of the Jesuit community and addressing students and staff. Once again he invoked the spirit of …
Local Cantor to Sing in Macy’s Parade

By John Stegeman As children and adults watch the closing moments of the 93rd Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, they’ll see a 30-foot tall Christmas tree full of happy, singing faces from all over the U.S. Among the singers will be McNicholas High School graduate and Guardian Angels parishioner Kayla Woods. …