New Rector announced at Athenaeum of Ohio/Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary

Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr announced today that Father Anthony Brausch will be installed as the thirty-sixth President of the Athenaeum and Rector of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary on May 13, 2018. Archbishop Schnurr thanked Father Benedict O’Cinnsealaigh for his seven years of leadership as President and Rector and for his …
Great Caesar’s ghost! Superman turns 80
IMAGE: CNS photo/DC Comics By Mark Judge NEW YORK (CNS) — Look! Up in the sky! It’s Superman! And he’s 80! The year 2018 marks eight decades since the first appearance of Superman in Action Comics No. 1. It also sees the arrival of issue 1,000 of the “Action” series. …
World Day of Prayer for Vocations is this weekend

The purpose of the World Day of Prayer for Vocations is to publically fulfill the Lord’s instruction to, “Pray the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest” (Mt 9:38; Lk 10:2). As a climax to a prayer that is continually offered throughout the Church, it affirms the …
Today’s Video: A look at Grandparents Day at Historic St. Aloysius on-the-Ohio

On Wednesday, April 18, it was Grandparents Day at St. Aloysius on-the-Ohio School in Sayler Park. Check out the video below:
Mother killed on Southwest flight was firm believer in Catholic schools
IMAGE: CNS photo/Marla Brose, Albuquerque Journal By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Tributes from business leaders and politicians alike described Jennifer Riordan — the 43-year-old passenger who died April 17 from injuries suffered on Southwest Flight 1380 when its engine exploded — as a devoted mother, community leader, mentor and …
Today’s Video: Confessing the Same Sins Over and Over Again

We’re already approaching the Fourth Sunday of Easter. We’ve experienced to 40 days of Lent, the wonderful joy of Easter, yet have we changed? In today’s video from Fr. Mike, he discusses why confessing the same sins over and over isn’t entirely a bad thing. He also offers some ways …
Circuitous route led to director’s second film on exorcism
IMAGE: CNS photo/The Orchard By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — Sometimes the best opportunities result from a mix of asking and having things fall into your lap. So it was for William Friedkin, who directed “The Exorcist” 45 years ago and thought he was through with the subgenre he helped …
6th Circuit Court Rules Ohio Planned Parenthood Defunding Unconstitutional

Taxpayers Must Finance Grants to Abortionists April 18, 2018 (Cincinnati, OH): On August 3, 2017 the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (Judges Eugene Siler, Eric Clay, and Helene White) heard Case 1:16-cv-00539 Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio v. Lance Himes, at Potter Stewart Courthouse in Cincinnati,. Planned Parenthood of Ohio …
Father of Alfie Evans meets pope, begs for help to save his son
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Begging Pope Francis to help his son, Alfie, Tom Evans met with the pontiff, pleading for “asylum” in Italy so his seriously ill son may receive care and not be euthanized in England. “If Your Holiness helps our child, Your …
Church needs prophets, not critics, pope says at morning Mass
By Junno Arocho Esteves WASHINGTON (CNS) — Easter is a time to remember the joy that Jesus is alive and that his resurrection can inspire hope and love in the world, said Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. It is through the …