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New Orleans ‘Hope Monstrance’ to visit U.S. communities hit by disasters
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy LÕOsservatore Roman By Peter Finney Jr. NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — When the levees broke in 2005 and Lakeview became Lake Pontchartrain, Katrina launched its mad-scientist experiment. What would three weeks of brackish and corrosive water, chemicals and mud do not only to St. Dominic Parish’s Aquinas Hall …
Vigil of Reparation at Old St. Mary’s (Over-the-Rhine)
On the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross, Old St. Mary’s Church invites all to a Solemn Traditional Latin Mass at 7 p.m., followed by an all-night Eucharistic Vigil. The vigil will conclude with 6:45 a.m. Mass on September 15, the Feast of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed …
Holy Name Procession in Cincinnati
All Catholic Men are invited to stand together and participate in the Men’s Holy Name Society Eucharistic Procession in Downtown Cincinnati. Once an annual event drawing tens of thousands of men, this solemn Eucharistic procession through the streets was revived four years ago by the St. Antoninus Parish Holy Name …
Being Catholic in the face of scandal
In the last few months, national news stories have outlined new allegations of abuse and misconduct involving bishops, priests, and even seminarians from various dioceses. It’s hard to read about. Very hard. It can test the faith of even the strongest of Catholics. Yet, you’re still Catholic. Why? …
St. Aloysius Shandon: Steadfast in life and faith
By Walt Schaefer Over its 150-year history, St. Aloysius Parish in Shandon has grown in size and moved from a small church in the Butler County hamlet to a large one on a hillside out of town. But, parishioners agree, one thing has remained steadfast over …
The permanent diaconate: A history
Traditionally, the beginning of the order of deacons is traced back to the story in Acts of the Apostles, Acts 6: 1-6. Whether this pertains to the history of the ordained order of deacons as they developed in the early centuries of the church is in dispute, but …
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 …
Virtual Lourdes Pilgrimage in Greenhills
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospitality North American Volunteers will present a two-hours “Lourdes Virtual Pilgrimage Experience” (TM), which will include the opportunity to touch the Grotto Rock, experience the healing grace of Lourdes Water, receive a Eucharistic blessing, pray the rosary, receive a bottle of Lourdes Water, prepare a petition …
Virtual Lourdes Pilgrimage in Milford
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospitality North American Volunteers will present a two-hours “Lourdes Virtual Pilgrimage Experience” (TM), which will include the opportunity to touch the Grotto Rock, experience the healing grace of Lourdes Water, receive a Eucharistic blessing, pray the rosary, receive a bottle of Lourdes Water, prepare a petition …
Update: Families called to share joy, love, life with the world, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden DUBLIN (CNS) — In a stadium of Catholic families from around the world, Pope Francis told the laypeople they are the vast majority of church members and that, without them, the church would be cold, a collection of statues. “God wants every family …