Deacon Dave Shea (Immaculate Heart of Mary) threw out the ceremonial first pitch for the Reds this week to mark his retirement from The Athenaeum of Ohio, where he taught for 15 years. His grandson Aiden McCracken was the ceremonial catcher and his grandson Liam McCracken got to say “Play …

CHOSEN: Monthly Hour for Vocations. Co-sponsored by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s Vocations Office and the Children Of Mary. Pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Every second Thursday; all welcome.  

Young women who discerning a call to the consecrated life are invited to dinner with Archbishop Dennis Schnurr and vocations directors from a variety of women’s religious orders present in the archdiocese. Pastors, campus ministers, youth ministers, and friends are encouraged to register with interested women.

CHOSEN: Monthly Hour for Vocations. Co-sponsored by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s Vocations Office and the Children Of Mary. Pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Every second Thursday; all welcome.

Susan Conroy, author of two books on Mother Teresa, will give a presentation on “Mother Teresa’s Lessons of Love and Holiness.” The talk will include Conroy’s conversations with Mother Theresa about how to discern God’s will. Sponsored by the Serra Club of Cincinnati.

Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West invites men college age and older who are discerning a vocation to a free, “come and see” weekend Marcy 17-18. Find out what seminary life is like, talk to seminarians and professors, explore whether you are called to the priesthood. Mount St. Mary’s …

  Men of the Archdiocese: Have you ever wondered if you might be called to be a Permanent Deacon in the Catholic Church? Wonder what a deacon does and what it takes to become a deacon? If so, please attend an informational meeting, along with your wife. The dates are: …

Archdiocese of Cincinnati seminarians Alex Witt and Jeff Stegbauer will be in Tegucigalpa, Honduras for four weeks as part of the seminary exchange program. While in Honduras they will work on their Spanish language skills, live at the seminary and visit urban and rural parishes and missions. They will also …

Sponsored Content In 1848, a group of monks from France founded the Abbey of Gethsemani in the hills of Kentucky. Since then, the community has been singing the praises of God every day, seven times a day, for the Church and for the world. Monks at the Abbey of Gethsemani …

Sister of Mercy Mary Aloyse Gerhardstein is certainly not slowing down at 87 years old – just changing course. Sister Aloyse, a lifelong Cincinnatian, has dedicated her life to educating and inspiring children locally and abroad. She helped Mercy Montessori establish the upper elementary program and Cincinnati’s first Montessori junior …