Catholic swimmer Katie Ledecky named AP Female Athlete of the Year
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tamas Kovacs, EPA By Kelly Sankowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Associated Press named Katie Ledecky the Female Athlete of the Year Dec. 26, after balloting by U.S. editors and news directors. Ledecky, a graduate of Little Flower School and Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, …
Complex world needs clear essentials of Gospel, pope tells theologians
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In an increasingly complex world of unprecedented scientific and technological challenges, theologians must communicate what is essential about life and help Christians proclaim God’s merciful, saving grace, Pope Francis told a group of Italian theologians. The theologians’ task requires being …
NET Ministries: Meet Kylie
In Today’s Video, meet Kylie of NET Ministries NET Ministries || Kylie Holzknecht from Spirit Juice Studios on Vimeo.
Archbishop Schnurr for January
SEEK THE LORD by Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr Christians from the earliest days have always defended the defenseless, bringing God’s love to the poor, the marginalized, and the vulnerable. No one is more vulnerable than a child in the womb. In America today, about one in five pregnancies end in …
Celebrate all 12 days (+1) of Christmas
Christmas doesn’t begin on Dec. 25, it starts on Dec. 25 — and ends on Feb. 2, the Feast of the Presentation. But the “Big 12” days are the 12 leading up to Epiphany. This year, as Epiphany has been translated, or moved, to Sunday as the official day to …
Recipes from Father Kyle Schnippel and Jessie Salzbrun
Although ABC cancelled the final four episodes of “The Great American Baking Show” because one of the judges was accused of lewd conduct at a previous time, Cincinnati area fans were able to see two locals — Father Kyle Schnippel and app developer Jessie Salzbrun — compete. Father Schnippel shared …
12 Days of Christmas Recipes and More
Our guide to celebrating the 12 days of Christmas (see our January issue or click here to download a PDR file) includes suggestions for how to celebrate all 12 days (plus one, this year) between the Feast of the Nativity and Epiphany. Here are the recipes, prayers, and more: Day 6: …
NET Ministries: challenging young Catholics to love Christ and embrace the life of the Church.
What is National Evangelization Teams (NET) Ministries? Each year, NET Ministries sends 175 Catholic young adults across the country divided into 16 teams to proclaim the Gospel to Catholic youth through retreat ministry. NET team members (a.k.a. NET missionaries) are powerful Catholic witnesses to Christ. Having conducted more than 32,000 …
Pope: Festivities become a facade when Christ is left out of Christmas
IMAGE: CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Only when Christ is the focus of the Christmas season do all the colorful lights, carols, special meals and traditions help create a festive and joyous atmosphere, Pope Francis said. “If we take him away, the lights go out …
Today’s Video: St. John the Evangelist
Saint John The Evangelist, who is styled in the gospel, The beloved disciple of Christ,” and is called by the Greeks “The Divine,” was a Galilean, the son of Zebedee and Salome, and younger brother of St. James the Great, with whom he was brought up to the trade of …
