One of the central mysteries of the Christian faith is that of the Holy Trinity. Because it deals with the very nature of Who God Is (Divine Love, three Persons Who are distinct yet one), it is certainly difficult to wrap our minds around and even to write about. The great teachers and theologians have […]
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Because God is not ordinarily visible to our senses, there is always a danger in thinking that He is a mere abstraction and really doesn’t have much to do with our daily lives. So as we celebrate this Pentecost Sunday, celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Apostles and
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Yesterday (May 15th) Archbishop Schnurr ordained seven men to the holy priesthood for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. That is a sign of great hope, as the twin gifts and mysteries of the priesthood and the Holy Eucharist are at the heart of our Christian faith. Please pray for them by name: Fathers Michael Kapolka, Aaron
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The Church is all about motherhood in many different senses of that term. We call her “Holy Mother Church” because in a real, even if spiritual sense she is our mother. That is, she gives us life at the baptismal font (in a way parallel to the way a biological mother gives birth); she feeds
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Over the last 40 to 50 years, we have seen a lot of changes in the Church as the world has changed so much, especially regarding our faith. Eventually, these changes impact our daily lives, where we live and where we worship. One of the statistics about how things have changed is startling: the percent
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Terrifying visions of hell Gnawing worms, unquenchable fire, utter darkness, weeping and gnashing of teeth. With these fearful words, Jesus warned that hell is real … and that we could end up there. Since the Early Church, Catholic saints and other visionaries have reported horrific scenes of eternal punishment. Dozens of saints throughout history have