This is an exciting time to be Catholic. All over the world, record numbers were reported entering the Church at Easter. Lay- and clergy-led apostolates are flourishing across the U.S. and several dioceses, including our own, are seeing a growth in priestly vocations. This May, through the grace of God, …

A national traveling exhibit highlighting the lived experience of Catholic service will soon arrive in Cincinnati, inviting visitors to encounter stories of faith, resilience, and mercy in action. The People of Hope Museum Tour, launched by Catholic Charities USA, will stop for two days, July 16 and 17, along Freedom …

“For, strengthened by sacramental grace, they [deacons] are dedicated to the People of God in conjunction with the bishop and his body of priests, in the service of liturgy, of the Gospel and of works of charity.” Lumen Gentium, The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Second Vatican Council, Nov. 21, …

America’s 250th anniversary offers a moment for us to reflect on how the Catholic Church first took root in Ohio and how fragile those beginnings were. Few in number, the early Catholics of the Northwest Territory and frontier Ohio were scattered across forests, river towns, and isolated settlements, where priests …

On September 3, 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the American Revolutionary War. As part of the treaty, the Ohio Country—the region between Lake Erie and the Appalachian Mountains—was surrendered by Great Britain to the newly independent United States. The treaty also opened the Ohio Valley to settlement …

Q: How did Catholics in the colonies respond to the Revolutionary War? Did they back the revolution or the British crown? Before the U.S. Revolution, Catholics were a small minority in the Thirteen Colonies (perhaps only one to two percent of their population). They suffered under both anti-Catholic measures and …

As we collectively commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, it is good and appropriate to celebrate the good things that can be identified with the founding and history of the United States of America. While every nation, culture, society, and political entity has faults—including those comprising the …

You Gotta Have Heart is a classic showtune from the 1955 musical Damn Yankees. Sung by a group of baseball players trying to keep their spirits up amidst a losing season, the lyrics reveal that only with each teammate giving his all will their hapless team find its way to …

Too often, we as citizens of the United States focus on what divides us. While it is good and necessary to discuss our differences and challenge one another in the search for truth and the common good, it is neither necessary nor healthy to become enemies of everyone with whom …