Graduates head home for ordination
Meet five from Toledo, Louisville, and Fathers of Mercy Five men from outside the archdiocese who have been preparing for the priesthood at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary will be ordained in their dioceses or religious orders this spring. With Cincinnati’s four graduates, they make up the ordination class of 2018. …
Meghan Markle’s Catholic school celebrates royal wedding
IMAGE: REUTERS By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Royal wedding fever has caught on in many places, but it has a particular soft spot at Immaculate Heart Middle School and High School outside Los Angeles, the school Meghan Markle attended from seventh to 12th grade. The school is located more …
Throwback Thursday: A look at Ordination Day in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati 2012-2016
Ordination Day is always a wonderful moment each year in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Here’s a pictorial video of Ordination Day 2012 – 2016.
All economic activity has moral dimension, doctrinal congregation says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Financial and economic decisions — everything from where a family chooses to invest its savings to where a multinational corporation declares its tax residence — are ethical decisions that can be virtuous or sinful, a new Vatican document said. …
College diploma: source of pride and uncertainty for graduating Dreamers
IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz Muth By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — A group of current Washington Trinity University graduates are proud of what they’ve accomplished but also very anxious about the future. These emotions could ring true for almost any graduate, but for this group of 21 graduating Dreamers — among …
Sex trafficking is ‘rooted in structure of society,’ says speaker
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Kurt Jensen WASHINGTON (CNS) — The fight against human trafficking and sexual exploitation may need its own #MeToo moment, according to a leading trafficking opponent. Good Shepherd Sister Winifred Doherty, who is her religious congregation’s representative to the United Nations, observed that sex trafficking, “a …
Thirty graduate at Athenaeum’s spring commencement
The Athenaeum of Ohio/Mount St. Mary’s Seminary graduated 30 students during ceremonies May 13 in the Chapel of St. Gregory the Great on the Athenaeum campus. The degrees were conferred by Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr, chancellor and chairman of the board of the Athenaeum. After the invocation by Archbishop Schnurr, …
Update: Pope expresses concern about ‘spiral of violence’ in Holy Land
IMAGE: CNS photo/Mohammed Salem, Reuters By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Warning that violence will never bring peace, Pope Francis urged all sides to do all they can to foster dialogue in the Middle East. “I am very worried about the intensifying tensions in the Holy Land and the …
Looking Back: The Ordination of Rev. Robert Muhlenkamp & Rev. Timothy Ralston
This article originally appeared in the May 21, 2010 edition of The Catholic Telegraph ARCHDIOCESE — God calls men to the priesthood at different times in their lives. Some begin discerning the call while still in their teens. Others embark on different careers before they begin priestly formation. This year …
Everyday Evangelist: Teen mothers find help and hope in Shelby County couple’s home
By Sharon Semanie Connie McEldowney believes in her ministry’s motto so strongly that she had it tattooed on her arm: “Rustic Hope…Because Every Life Matters.” The mother of five biological and three adopted biracial siblings, McEldowney offers free support to pregnant teens before, during, and after delivery – in her …
