Fr. Scott Kramer, C.PP.S., says that in these troubling times, shrines are more than ever a place of spiritual peace and healing. To learn more, plan a visit to our Sorrowful Mother Shrine in Bellevue, Ohio, which remains open to pilgrims every day. Following is Fr....
When you’re in the midst of turmoil, it’s easy to think that times have never been so bad. But God’s people have lived through plenty of times of trouble throughout the ages, and they’ve left a road map in Scripture that can help lead us back to the light. Fr. Al...
June 1, 2020 Saint Paul wrote to the Corinthians, “As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ.” These words, which we heard yesterday at Mass on the Feast of Pentecost, are a powerful...
By Fr. Tim McFarland, C.PP.S. Today is traditionally regarded as the birthday of the Church, when the Holy Spirit descended upon those gathered in the upper room. Today is also when some churches once again open doors for the public celebrations of the liturgy (albeit...
By Fr. Tony Fortman, C.PP.S. In the Diocese of Toledo we celebrate the Ascension of the Lord today. We see Jesus ascending up into heaven in the presence of the Blessed Virgin Mary and his apostles. Jesus was lifted up and a cloud took him from their sight. In today’s...
