Why and How to Create a Genealogy Timeline
We’ve researched where to find birth, baptismal and death certificates, census documents and other records. Now, let’s organize the data into a genealogical timeline! WHY A FAMILY HISTORY TIMELINE? It is an important research tool that can aid in the where, when and why of our ancestors’ lives. The timeline …
Olympic skateboarder uses sign language to quote Scripture before winning bronze
By Gigi Duncan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 31, 2024 / 15:02 pm Rayssa Leal, a 16-year-old Brazilian skateboarder competing in the Paris Olympics, used sign language to quote Scripture before winning the bronze medal in the competition. Leal, a Christian, won the bronze medal in the women’s street skateboarding final on July 28. …
Pope Francis Prayer Intentions for August 2024
For political leaders We pray that political leaders be at the service of their own people, working for integral human development and for the common good, especially caring for the poor and those who have lost their jobs.
Book Review; G K Chesterson’s The Everlasting Man
Dale Ahlquist is the greatest living expert on the life and literary legacy of G.K. Chesterton and both the longtime President of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton and founder of the Chesterton Schools Network. Thus, it was perfectly appropriate for Word on Fire to select Ahlquist to guide readers …
Maria Stein Shrine to Host St. Maximilian Kolbe Prayer Service
MARIA STEIN, Ohio (July 23, 2024) – Prayer to ask the help of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, the patron saint of those suffering from addiction, will take place on Sunday, August 25th at 2pm in the Adoration Chapel at Maria Stein. St. Maximilian Kolbe was a great Franciscan saint who was …
An Incarnational Worldview
At the entrance of a parish school where I previously served as principal is a reproduction of the Renaissance artist Fra Angelico’s “The Annunciation.” In the painting, St. Gabriel comes to the Blessed Virgin Mary to announce that she will give birth to the Son of the Most High and …
Meet Matt Daniels NEW SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FOR THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CINCINNATI
Q: Tell us a little bit about who you are. Where are you originally from? I was born in Cleveland and moved around often. My father was a football coach, and we lived in northern Kentucky for three years while he coached at the University of Cincinnati. After attending Ohio …
Pope Francis appoints new auxiliary bishop known for ‘priestly heart’ to St. Paul-Minneapolis
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Jul 25, 2024 / 15:30 pm Pope Francis on Thursday appointed Father Kevin Kenney as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. The bishop-elect, born and raised in Minneapolis, currently serves as parish priest of St. Olaf Parish as well as administrator of …
‘Words cannot describe it’: Bishop urges ‘renewed zeal’ in face of ‘heinous’ Last Supper mockery at Olympics
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jul 28, 2024 / 10:51 am Crookston, Minnesota, Bishop Andrew Cozzens this weekend slammed what he described as the “heinous” mockery of the Christian faith displayed at the Summer Olympics in Paris on Friday, urging Catholics to respond to the spectacle with fasting and prayer. The …
Back to Seminary with the New Program for Priestly Formation
Catholic diocesan seminarians head back to campuses and classrooms in August. In some ways, they will have experiences similar to most—days busy with reading texts, attending lectures, writing papers and enjoying extracurricular activities. Additionally, Catholic seminarians are in the process of formation, as men who will serve God by serving …
