Commentary
Editor's Reflections
by Doug Bean
Protecting life, free speech should be priorities
Scripture Commentary
by Father Timothy M. Hayes
Listen to the Lord and speak the truth with gentle conviction
The Catholic Difference
by George Weigel
President Biden and a Catholic inflection point
Stewardship, Living Our Faith
by Andrea Pannell
Stewardship can’t pause during pandemic
Faith in Action
by Jerry Freewalt
A Catholic framework to confront violence
The Everyday Catholic
by Rick Jeric
We always have a vaccine
Finding Faith in Everyday Life
by Sarah Reinhard
The reward in the failure of raising saints
Grace in the Moment
by Mary Van Balen
Annunciations – Mary’s and ours
Holy & Healthy
by Lori Crock
In training to grow in holiness
Making Sense Out of Bioethics
by Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
Must Catholics refuse COVID-19 vaccine made with cell line from abortion?
Have Faith in Education
by Adam Dufault
Schools operate humbly at bold pace
Marriage & Family Life
by Greg Popcak
How do we begin renewing Catholic family life?
All That We Have
by MaryBeth Eberhard
Path trod by the simple sheep leads to peace
Unity in Community
by Pamela Harris
Black Catholic leaders honored in November
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Bishop Robert Brennan calls upon the Diocese of Columbus to celebrate Jesus Christ’s Real Presence in Eucharist in a special way this Lent. Starting on Ash Wednesday, February 17, the diocese will launch 40 Days of Adoration. Every day for 40 days, a different parish throughout the diocese will host Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament for Adoration throughout the day.
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Diocese prays for life at Mass, Roe Remembrance
While the Respect Life Mass at Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral and Roe Remembrance event at the Ohio Statehouse on Friday, Jan. 22 were disrupted by several protesters, members of the Diocese and area pro-life supporters participated in these prayerful observances marking the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion.
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Church honors MLK with virtual presentation
After a year of unprecedented national turmoil and tragedy, the community of Columbus Holy Rosary-St. John Church held its annual Martin Luther King Day Celebration virtually on Jan. 15. Father Ramon Owera, church pastor, opened the event by welcoming virtual attendees to a celebration that is one of the oldest in the city, held each year since 1986 when the holiday was first observed.
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Missionary Discipleship
Watterson student lives, spreads faith through actions
Opportunities to see the presence of Jesus and spread his love can be found anywhere, says Columbus Bishop Watterson High School junior Matthew Heidenreich. You just have to know where to look.
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Pilgrimages might resume later this year
Travel restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic put an end to any pilgrimages scheduled after mid-March in 2020. But now that several vaccines to counter the virus have been developed, travel planners are cautiously planning for pilgrims to begin visiting holy sites later this year.
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Walking with the Saints
Timothy and Titus: St. Paul’s spiritual sons
It is the desire of all Christian parents that their children not only know the Lord but also live his Gospel in all that they think, speak and do. Imparting this knowledge and helping them to strengthen this relationship with Christ is no easy task.
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In the midst of the most unprecedented medical situation of this generation, medical professionals in Columbus and the surrounding area will have the opportunity to receive continuing education through a medical ethics health care conference.
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Jan. 16-17 is membership renewal weekend for the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. Society members, living or deceased, receive the graces of 15,000 Masses offered each day by missionaries. In addition, Mass is offered daily in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome for society members.
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Local news roundup
Holy Rosary-St. John to celebrate MLK Day online
Father Reynaldo S. Taylor, pastor of Cincinnati St. Joseph Church, will be the featured speaker at the annual Martin Luther King Day celebration sponsored online this year by Columbus Holy Rosary-St. John Church.
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Msgr. Sorohan remembered as pastor, educator, friend
The funeral Mass for Msgr. David V. Sorohan, 86, who died on Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25, was celebrated Thursday, Dec. 31, at Columbus St. Catharine Church.
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Catholic Foundation aids vital Portsmouth food pantry
Catholic Social Services (CSS) has served Portsmouth since 1957, and, in October 2014, the organization saw an opportunity to provide more to this struggling, but promising, Ohio River community.
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Answering God's Call
Deacon Gorski serves human, structural needs at cathedral
Deacon Jim Gorski has a knack for doing repair work and thought he could help the Church by fixing things. But he never thought God was calling him to be a deacon.
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