Mass for the permanent diaconate: Area deacons celebrate at the cathedral
Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr celebrated Mass at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral for more than 80 permanent deacons and their families Aug. 11. The Mass marked the beginning of the 50th anniversary of the restoration of the permanent diaconate in the United States. For more information about the anniversary, area …
Golden wedding mass at the cathedral
Couples marking their golden wedding anniversaries in 2018 celebrated in August with Masses in Cincinnati and Dayton. Cincinnati’s couples renewed their vows at Mass at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains.
Lunch Bunch: St. I’s Food Rescue Squad tackles waste
Body + Soul By Erin Schurenberg The slogan for St. Ignatius Loyola School in Monfort Heights is: “Starts with I and ends with US.” Such a slogan definitely applies to their Food Rescue Program, started during the 2016-17 school year, and growing in popularity ever since. The collective …
Campaign collects $100 million; already making a difference
By Steve Trosley David Kissell always has a smile on his face, but none so big as the one he displayed recently when the “One Faith, One Hope, One Love” effort registered $100 million in pledge payments having been paid to the campaign. Kissell, director of the archdiocesan Stewardship …
Rosary Garden blooms in Reading
By Gail Finke While our summer Mary Garden photo contest showed you scores of home gardens dedicated to the Blessed Mother, one reader’s more ambitious project deserves special notice. Matthew Smeal, a member of Evendale Boy Scout Troop 598, created a Rosary Garden for St. Nicholas Academy and Our Lady …
Catholic psychologist, abuse survivor, offers advice for families
IMAGE: CNS photo/Clodagh Kilcoyne, Reuters By Zita Ballinger Fletcher WASHINGTON (CNS) — After recent reports describing clergy sex abuse, Paul Peloquin, a Catholic clinical psychologist and a clergy abuse survivor, shared advice for victims and their families. “For Catholics who have been abused by a priest or clergy, it’s doubly …
NRB: Change in church’s culture, including bishops, needed to end abuse
IMAGE: CNS photo illustration/Rick Musacchio, Tennessee Register By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — More committees are not the answer to stop the abuse of children and vulnerable adults by clergy, said an Aug. 28 statement by the National Review Board, which is charged with addressing clerical sexual misconduct in the …
Trinidad’s First Peoples were also nation’s first Catholics
IMAGE: CNS photo/Laura Ann Phillips By Laura Ann Phillips ARIMA, Trinidad (CNS) — Past small family-owned businesses and homes tightly packed into well-worn streets, a procession of just over 300 St. Rose of Lima devotees snaked through the semi-rural borough of Arima, 45 miles southeast of the capital. In its …
Communion issues clarified in revised booklet
Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion role explained; more By Gail Finke The need to reprint a decades-old handbook for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMHCs) gave the archdiocese’s Office of Divine Worship and Sacraments the chance to clarify a few issues that have arisen in the 30 years since its …
Obituary: Reverend Joseph Michael Stefanelli, S.M.
Rev. Joseph M., Stefanelli was born on November 24, 1921 in Cincinnati, OH. He made his first profession of vows as a Marianist August 25, 1940, perpetual vows on August 15, 1944, ordained July 22, 1951 in Fribourg, Switzerland. Entered into eternal life on August 16, 2018. Son of the …
