The Catholic Ministries Appeal 2018: How YOU can impact the story.
The Catholic Ministries Appeal (CMA) is a once-a-year outreach, when all our parishes, more than 200 strong, join together to support these ministries, doing more than one parish could alone. The goal for the 2018 CMA is $5 million, the same amount as last year. Your help is needed to …
Salvation is gift of God, brings people into community, document says
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Salvation in Christ is a gift of God that cannot be earned by human efforts alone, and it is not simply some kind of interior transformation, but touches the way Christians live in the world and relate to others, said …
St. Vincent de Paul-Cincinnati Announces New Assistance Fund and West End Building
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul-Cincinnati announced ambitious plans to build a new outreach center in Cincinnati’s West End and double the amount of financial support it provides to parish-based SVdP groups at a press conference Feb. 28. The new “Upward Spiral Comprehensive Campaign” will raise $12 million for …
Ruah Woods speaker traces unlikely alliance between Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II
By Gail Finke At the Ruah Woods annual breakfast Feb. 28, author Paul Kengor traced the unlikely way that the lives of a former actor who became president and a former actor who became pope continued to intersect, and how together they ended Communism in Eastern Europe. Kengor, a professor …
Obituaries: February 2018
Sister Ann Catherine Merkle A Mass of Christian Burial for Precious Blood Sister Ann Catherine Merkle was celebrated Jan. 25 at the Salem Heights Chapel. Sister Ann, 94, died Jan. 23 at the Maria-Joseph Center in Dayton. She had been a Sister of the Precious Blood for 72 years. A …
A painter’s prayer: Canvas captures David Mueller’s gratitude to God
First new painting in Cincinnati’s cathedral since the 1960s features Children of Mary Sisters By Gail Finke On Christmas morning, Children of Mary sisters visiting Cincinnati’s cathedral got a surprise gift when they walked in the door: They found a painting of themselves at prayer hung in the marble narthex. …
Fish Fry Recap
Our staffers have been hitting the fish fry circuit. Production Manager Gail Finke shared these photos from the first two Fridays of Lent, with the following comments: St. Francis Seraph School/Christian Moerlein Malt House Taproom (Over-the-Rhine) “This is the fish fry featured in Enquirer food critic Polly Campbell’s …
Pope Francis Intentions for March
Formation in Spiritual Discernment; That the Church may appreciate the urgency of formation in spiritual discernment, both on the personal and communitarian levels.
U.S. leaders praise Rev. Billy Graham at U.S. Capitol ceremony
IMAGE: CNS photo/pool, Susan Walsh via Reuters By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — President Donald Trump and congressional leaders paid tribute to the Rev. Billy Graham Feb. 28 in a brief ceremony before the public could pay respects to the evangelist while he lies in honor at the U.S. Capitol …
Immigrant youth express fears, determination through self-portraits
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Catholic Charities of Oregon By Katie Scott PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) — “I want my dad to stay with me.” “We are not giving up. We keep going.” The words of first- and second-generation immigrant students in Portland are written across bold self-portraits, conveying fear and courage during …