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Roman priest offers Easter Mass on church roof amid coronavirus
by Hannah Brockhaus Rome, Italy, Apr 14, 2020 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- A pastor at a church in Rome offered Easter Mass from the roof of the church so nearby parishioners could participate from their balconies and windows during the coronavirus lockdown in Italy. Making the Mass visible in this …
COVID-19 Catholic Resource Page
No public Masses in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati through May 3 Live Stream Mass from the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains. Monday – Saturday at 8:00 a.m.; Sunday at 8:30 a.m. (Spanish) & 11:00 a.m. (English) Holy Week at the Cathedral: Tuesday April 7, Chrism Mass at 1:00 p.m., …
Fear and Anxiety in the Time of Coronavirus
As I write this note on March 17, 2020, the world around us seems to be devolving into chaos. Schools are closing for the next three weeks and parents are tasked with conducting lessons at home. Parents, in turn, are scrambling to figure out how to continue to bring in …
What are you doing New Year’s Eve? (and New Year’s Day!)
Most Masses for the Solemnity of Mary (A Holy Day of Obligation) are before 6:00 p.m. and after 10:30 a.m. Here’s a guide for Mass Times not in that time period. For the full Mass Times Schedule, click here. December 31, 2019 After 6:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. St. Augustine (Minster) …
Late Mass Offered to Meet Needs of Medical Workers
by John Stegeman Stephen Janssen was in a rough spot for a practicing Catholic. Janssen is a nurse who works weekends. Like many other nurses, his shift runs from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., making it nearly impossible to fulfill his weekly obligation to attend Mass. Impossible, that is, until …
Editor’s Note: Finding Grace with Children at Mass
As parents of young children in church, we’ve all been there: the squirming, the diving below the pews, the waving for attention of the adults behind us, the too-loud whispers to “Sit down and be quiet,” and “Listen to Father.” I confess that, as a mother of four children under …
Editor’s Note: Mass obligation more than simply showing up
Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr reminds you, on page 2 of this edition, that your Sunday Mass obligation is not suspended during the summer vacation months. Summer activities, coupled with extended daylight hours and warmer temperatures do consume time. Still, the Sunday Mass requirement is an obligation, not an option. “On …
Today’s Video: When Mass Feels like Going Through the Motions
In this video, Fr. Mike encourages us to keep going through the motions, if that’s all it feels like we’re doing at Mass, because it’s in times of desolation that our faith grows the most.
Giving up your seat at God’s table
It is really easy to come up with excuses not to go to Sunday Mass. Ask anybody that you don’t see there: I am too busy, no one will miss me, I’m not showing up if she/he is there, I do not agree with the church’s teaching on… You can …
Ordinary images help explain Mass to children
“Daddy, why is the priest dressed like Jesus?” Do you remember that question? I used it in the very first article introducing this column, as an example of a teaching moment we could seize. It dawned on me recently that we could challenge ourselves and ask an even …