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The Athenaeum / Mount St. Mary’s Seminary is part of the Cincinnati Gives Challenge, a friendly fundraising competition raising money for local nonprofit organizations like The Athenauem. To help, give what you can so The Athenauem can win the grand prize of $15,000. Go here to give: https://www.crowdrise.com/theathenaeumofohio-cincinnatigives The total …

From Left to Right: Father Benedict O’Cinnsealaigh, Christopher Komoroski, Jeremy Stubbs, David Carvajal Casal, Ryan Furlong, Bishop Emeritus Edward J. Slattery, Benson Lokidiriyo, Robert Healey, Andrew Reckers, Kirby Rust and Father Anthony Brausch. (Photo by E L Hubbard)
ATHENAUEM – “It is always a wonderful experience to see young men willing to embrace the vocation to the priesthood. They are the latest in a long line of faithful witnesses,” said Father Benedict O’Cinnsealaigh, president and rector. The installation to the Ministry of Acolyte took place in the Chapel of …

This chalice and paten were given by Pope Saint John Paul II to then Msgr. Dennis M. Schnurr on October 22, 1993 in Rome. These gifts were in recognition for his services in coordinating the World Youth Day celebration in Denver in 1993. (Courtesy Photo)
Archbishop Dennis Schnurr has given a chalice and paten to the seminary that he received from Pope Saint John Paul II. The Archbishop received this precious gift in 1993 when he met Pope John Paul II in Denver, Colorado. The Archbishop was responsible for the planning and operations of World …

Mount St. Mary’s Seminary class of 2016 – 2017. (CT Photo/E L Hubbard)
By Gail Deibler Finke Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West began the academic year with 75 seminarians, its largest class in 35 years. Father Benedict O’Cinnsealaigh, the seminary’s rector, said that while many of the men come from high schools or colleges, others come from a wide variety of professions. Some …

The Athenaeum of Ohio is shown in a 2013 file photo. (CT Photo/John Stegeman)
The Athenaeum Chorale will be holding auditions for its 2016-2017 season from August 29th-September 25th.  All singers over 18 years of age are welcome to audition.   Spots for all voice parts are available.   Beginning its thirty-seventh season, the Athenaeum Chorale was founded in the fall of 1980, and has …

The Athenaeum of Ohio is shown in a 2013 file photo. (CT Photo/John Stegeman)
Staff Report The 2014 Athenaeum Alumni Reunion will take place Friday, Sept. 26 at the Athenaeum of Ohio in Mount Washington. Cost of the event is $30 for singles and $50 for couples. Organize groups of eight and reserve a table for $200. It includes dinner, two drink tickets and …

Rosary Rally
By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph A day before Ohio high school football teams were set to begin two-a-day practices, Catholic high schools from around the region gathered to pray the rosary in front of the Blessed Sacrament. Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West at the Athenaeum of Ohio …

Deacon James Riehle
Editor’s Note: Deacon James J. Riehle and Deacon Brian Phelps will be ordained priests for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati on May 17. Read the profile on Deacon Phelps here. By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph   The Holy Sprit started working on Deacon James J. Riehle’s vocation to the priesthood early. …

By Steve Trosley The Catholic Telegraph More than 400 people braved a small group of placard-carrying protesters and snow-clogged parking lots to hear Bishop Thomas Paprocki speak on the Catholic teachings on marriage and same-sex relationships Feb. 12 in the Bartlet Center at the Athenaeum. Bishop Paprocki, leader of the …

Staff Report One of the most talked about topics of the day — same-sex marriage — is the focus of the Feb. 12 LeBlond Series lecture at The Athenaeum of Ohio/Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West. Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki, of the Diocese of Springfield, Ill., will present “Marriage, …