Solemnity of Saint Gaspar By the V. Rev. Jeffrey Kirch, C.PP.S. Today we celebrate the Solemnity of St. Gaspar del Bufalo, who founded of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood in the small town of Giano, Italy, in 1815. At that time, Europe was in turmoil. The...
Fr. Philip Gilbert, C.PP.S., 90, died at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 15, 2020 in the infirmary at St. Charles Center in Carthagena, Ohio. He had been in failing health. Fr. Gilbert was born on February 17, 1930, in Chicago, to Philip and Elizabeth (Buffa) Gilbert....
By Fr. Tim Knepper, C.PP.S. I miss green bean casseroles. I miss ham and cheese pinwheels. I miss taco salads. I’m not writing about the episode of Food Network on in the background. I miss the tables full of food at potlucks and luncheons at church that have been put...
With a cornerstone that was laid on May 17, 1860, Holy Trinity Church in downtown Dayton has seen a lot of human joy and suffering, times of peace and prosperity and times of severe trial. The church stands a stone’s throw away from Dayton’s historic Oregon District,...
A religious brother serving at our Sorrowful Mother Shrine outside of Bellevue, Ohio, describes life and ministry at the shrine in these unusual times. Visit the shrine website for the latest updates on Mass and confession at the shrine. By Brother Terry Nufer,...
