Wednesday, January 27, 2010 By Father Timothy Schehr Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jeremiah 1:4-19; 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13; Luke 4:21-30 The second reading for this Sunday will be very familiar to us. Paul’s teaching on love (“charity” in older translations) has the distinction of being one of the most popular …

Friday, January 15, 2010 ROME — On the morning of Dec. 12  in the basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls, Bishop Brian Farrell, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, ordained 59 religious from the Legionaries of Christ to the priesthood. About 4,300 guests attended the ceremony, …

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 By David Eck ARCHDIOCESE — After nearly 30 years of sending seminarians to the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus for their undergraduate studies, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati is offering another option.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010 ST. MARYS DEANERY — The New Year brings a change in the schedule for the monthly Catholic faith rally and healing Masses that are held at the Spiritual Center of Maria Stein. Beginning Jan. 12 at 7 p.m., a combined service will be led by Father …

Wednesday, January 6, 2010 ST. ANDREW DEANERY — Another installment of the high-energy high school youth rally Cast Your Nets! is coming to Cincinnati this month, sponsored by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s Vocations Office and Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry (OYYAM), along with area youth ministers.

Thursday, December 17, 2009 By David Eck DAYTON DEANERY — Just weeks before celebrating the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood, Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk revisited the places where his priestly vocation was nurtured.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 ST. ANDREW DEANERY — Students, faculty and staff from St. Nicholas Academy and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School (OLSH) came together for a special Mass on Dec. 4 with Coadjutor Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009 By David Eck ST. MARTN DEANERY — Thanksgiving held special meaning this year for the members of St. Bernadette Parish in Amelia. After worshiping in a small, temporary mission church and in a multi-purpose building for more than six decades, the parish finally has its first …

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 By Father Rob Waller A monk and a girl in a pink sweater helped me remember. Father Joseph was visiting from his monastery in Beirut. Bridget came to morning Mass to pray for her father. They reminded me that any bishop likes having a contemplative community …

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 COLUMBUS — Priests from across Ohio were told at a statewide convocation that their work with married and engaged couples is crucial in creating a “marriage-building church” in an era when the secular culture seems to place a low priority on the stability of marriage and …