Father Aloysius Gerdes was not expected to recover from surgery during St. John the Baptist Church’s construction, but he said he’d be back for another 20 years—and he was! Pastor for 46 years until his death in 1942, Father Gerdes presided over 488  marriages, 688 funerals and 2,080 baptisms. 1872 …

Cultivating students’ personal, social and academic growth is the highest priority at Bishop Fenwick High School in Franklin, OH. As with all schools, it takes a village to support every student, and Fenwick’s president, Blane Collison, said counselors at Fenwick are vital to achieve this goal. They strive to support …

Reverend James J. O’Connor died on May 4, 2022, in Celina, Ohio. He was born on June 26, 1928, in Fayetteville, Ohio. He did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary and studied theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West, Norwood. He was ordained on August 22, 1954, …

Who (or what) are all our Catholic high schools named after, anyway? Here’s a quick guide to the names of the archdiocesan and independent Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati: Archbishop Alter High School, Dayton Named for Karl Joseph Alter, fifth archbishop of Cincinnati, the school opened in …

WARREN COUNTY, OH— Bishop Fenwick High School Freshmen, Carson Grill, will be featured on ABC’s hit show Shark Tank this Friday, October 16th on the Season 12 Premier Night at 8:00pm. Carson and his father, Jason, entered the Tank to pitch Carson’s paint saving invention, The Touch Up Cup. A …

DELHI TOWNSHIP, OHIO – Jan. 3, 2020 – Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Mary Alberta Bodde died Dec. 21, 2019 at the age of 96 in Mother Margaret Hall, the nursing facility of the Sisters of Charity. Sister Mary Alberta was born Charlotte Adelaide Bodde on May 9, 1923 to …

It was the Bishop Fenwick Falcons on mission! 13 students, Mr. Goodale, and Mrs. Yost spent a week with Glenmary Home Missioners in the mountains of Tennessee. They went not really knowing what to expect, and they left renewed and transformed by the simplicity, beauty, and goodness they encountered there.

Grad found faith, community at Fenwick Community spirit, inclusivity, and an atmosphere of faith. That’s what recent graduate Lauren Falk found at Bishop Fenwick High School. “I really felt like God called me there,” said Falk, whose younger sister, Anna, is a current junior at Fenwick. Falk went to public …

Students in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati participated in National Walkout Day to pray for the victims and to an end of gun violence.

Cincinnati, OH: While students are enjoying their summer vacation, Blane Collison is preparing to take up his new duties as Principal/CEO of Bishop Fenwick High School on July 10, 2017. “Fenwick has a proud tradition of forming students in faith, knowledge and service,” states incoming Principal Collison, “I look forward …