A Thanksgiving message from our Provincial Director Fr. Jeffrey Kirch, C.PP.S. Each day brings us both a broad and a close-up view of life. We are usually struggling to understand some big issue (the conflict in the Middle East comes to mind) and also dealing with...
By Fr. Tim Knepper, C.PP.S. A while back, I went to my local barber for a haircut. He knew I was a Catholic priest, and so religious and theological topics came up all the time. He attended a non-denominational Protestant church, and so this was my small part in...
By Fr. Bill Nordenbrock, C.PP.S. Praying with the scriptures today has missionary images dancing and intermingling in my heart and mind. The first image St Paul gives us: A missionary is a mother who gives life to another and nurtures that life. The mother nursing her...
Christ speaks to us of the greatest commandment: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind.” What motivates us to do that? We are in the time of year when seasons change and we witness the dynamic of creation....
The people of God gathered for a joyous celebration of World Mission Sunday was held at Holy Redeemer Church in New Bremen, Ohio, on Sunday, October 22. The world’s 1,100 mission dioceses were upheld in prayer during the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s annual World...
This image of St. Gaspar del Bufalo preaching to the people of Rome can be found in Precious Blood Church, Trotwood, Ohio. This weekend, the Precious Blood family celebrates the feast of St. Gaspar del Bufalo, the founder of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. For...
