Go On a Retreat
Discernment is sometimes referred to as a long and never ending journey toward the will of God. Jesus continually calls us to become ever more committed to His cross and to journey ever farther into...
View ArticleLenten Retreat: Men’s Lenten Journey Retreat
The first retreat we have heard about to aid in your discernment journey during this Lenten Season is for Catholic Men and is sponsored by the Elder Council Knights of Columbus. The retreat will take...
View ArticleConsecrated Virginity: An Introduction
Today we post the second installment for our series on Consecrated Virginity from our guest author, Dawn Hausmann. You can catch the first installment here. Thanks, Dawn! The vocation of Consecrated...
View ArticlePriestly Celibacy
For those following that Twitter feed over on the lower right sidebar, you’ll see I have been spending the last few days at the University of Notre Dame attendinga conference and symposium on Priestly...
View ArticleGet to Know: Sisters of Notre Dame
This month’s installment of the Get to Know series comes from Sister Mary Ruth Lubbers of the Sisters of Notre Dame. For more information about the Sisters of Notre Dame or their vocation ministry,...
View ArticleGet to Know: Sisters of St. Francis of Oldenburg
This month’s (admittedly late) installment of the Get to Know series comes from Sister Joan Miller of the Sisters of St. Francis of Oldenburg (AKA the Oldenburg Franciscans). For more information about...
View ArticleGet to Know: Congregation of Divine Providence
The year is 1762, the country France. Jean Martin Moye, a young parish priest, was touched by the poverty and spiritual hunger of villagers living in Lorraine’s countryside. He was particularly moved...
View ArticleGet to Know: Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
This month’s installment of the Get to Know series comes from Sister Carolyn Brink of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. For more information about the Sisters of Mercy or their vocation ministry,...
View ArticleGet to Know: Precious Blood Sisters
Today’s installment of the Get to Know Series has been written by Sr. Mary Lou Schmersal, CPPS, a Sister of the Precious Blood. To learn more about the sisters, please visit their community website at...
View ArticleGet to Know: Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
This month’s installment of the Get to Know series comes from Sr. Mary St. Kisai Corripio, SNDdeN of the US Vocation Team for the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. The sisters have been active in the...
View ArticleGet to Know: Poor Clares of Cincinnati
Here is another installment in our Get to Know series comes from the Poor Clares of Cincinnati. They are a contemplative order of the Franciscan tradition. Below is a “fact sheet” of sorts provided by...
View ArticleThe Nature of Secularism and its Impact on Faith and Culture
This coming Sunday, March 9, Msgr. Frank Lane, Spiritual Director at the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West, is presenting the first of three lectures on the Nature of...
View ArticleA Reflection on the Tomb
While I was running yesterday, I began praying the Sorrowful mysteries of the rosary. For me, these mysteries are especially good to pray during a long hard run as it becomes easier for me to...
View ArticlePriest from France to Talk at UC about the New Evangelization
Fr. Donald Witherup, a priest from Paris, France will be coming to the University of Cincinnati to talk about St. Paul and the New Evangelization on Monday, February 23, 2015. Fr. Witherup, a member of...
View ArticleCelebrating the Year for Consecrated Life
ARCHDIOCESE MARKS YEAR OF CONSECRATED LIFE The Archdiocese of Cincinnati, in union with the Catholic Church around the world, will celebrate members of religious orders and others in...
View ArticleJanuary Vocation Events
January 8: Holy Hour for Vocations 8:00-9:00PM Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center, 5440 Moeller Ave., Norwood, OH 45212 Join the Children of Mary at a Holy Hour on Tuesday, January 8, from 8-9PM, in...
View ArticleGet to Know: Sisters of St. Francis of Oldenburg
This month’s (admittedly late) installment of the Get to Know series comes from Sister Joan Miller of the Sisters of St. Francis of Oldenburg (AKA the Oldenburg Franciscans). For more information about...
View ArticleMonthly Holy Hour for Vocations
Each month, the Vocation Office and the Children of Mary are sponsoring a holy hour for religious vocations at the Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center. Each month, on the second Thursday of the month,...
View ArticleWATCH: Fr. Schmitmeyer Talks about Being Holy
On Saturday, March 14, 2015 at the most recent Encounter Cincinnati event, Fr. Dan Schmitmeyer was honored to be the keynote speaker and took the opportunity to remind the teens about the universal...
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