In a visually saturated world, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and become desensitized to beauty. Visio Divina, Latin for “divine seeing,” encourages us to slow down and engage in visual contemplation, using art as a profound tool for connecting with the Divine. A Guide to Visio Divina Begin by …

1909 Parish created by Archbishop Henry Moeller and named for his predecessor. Land originally part of St. Lawrence parish. 1910 Temporary, one-story church built on donated property. 1912 School built. 1931 Current Romanesque Revival church completed. Designed by Joseph G. Steinkamp and Bro. Architects and Superintendents, it features an Ohio …

FIRST PLACE Best Book Review Section Kenneth Craycraft, Fr. Kyle Schnippel, Matt Swaim, Fr. Jacob Lindle and Margaret Swensen SECOND PLACE Best Photograph – Sacramental Being Christ to Others Danny Schneible Best Reporting on Vocations to Priesthood, Religious Life or Diaconate The Long and Winding Road Patricia McGeever THIRD PLACE  …

“In every age and culture, communities have raised up men and women who lived saintly lives in the movements of their day. In every continent, the Church has canonized men and and women to whom we can acknowledge the possibility for everyone to aspire to live as excellent witnesses of …

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 …

1844 Visiting priests celebrated Masses for Irish immigrants on the porch of Jacob Klein’s home in Xenia. 1849 Parish created and named for St. Michael the Archangel. Its first pastor was Father James Kearney. 1851 Irish priest Father Thomas Blake appointed as first resident pastor. He began construction of a …

In a world oversaturated with visual content, we can become so desensitized to images that slowing down to fully appreciate art becomes a daunting task. Many people breeze through museums, galleries and churches, missing opportunities to not only engage with art, but also embrace a profound tool for connecting with …

The precursor to Holy Redeemer Church in New Bremen was a Catholic mission that operated for 20 years. The current parish was founded more than 50 years after the mission closed. 1883 Land for a new settlement purchased by the Bremen Company of Cincinnati, for a Protestant town to be …

The original building used for Masses (celebrated by visiting priests) at what is now Holy Angels Parish in Sidney was blown up by the anti-Catholic, anti-immigrant Know-Nothing Party (strongly supported in Ohio) in 1855. 1848 First Masses celebrated in parishioners’ homes. 1852 20 x 60-ft. former cooper’s shop purchased for …